Describing Shapes
Describe a square.
4 sides and 4 square corners
two pairs of parallel sides
all sides the same length
Jenny has 3 packs of crayons. Each pack holds 8 crayons. How many crayons does she have?
24 crayons
A bookmark has a length of 5 cm and a width of 2 cm. What is the area?
10 square cm
Draw a triangle. All sides are 9 inches. What is the perimeter?
27 inches
A square must have all sides the same length. A rectangle can, but doesn't have to.
Describe a cube.
3D shape
6 faces, 12 edges, 8 vertices
square shaped faces
height, length, width same length
There are 4 juice boxes in a pack. Harriet has 9 packs. How many juice boxes does she have?
36 juice packs
A paper has a width of 8 inches and a length of 10 inches. What is the area of the paper?
80 sq. inches
Draw a square. All sides are 4 centimeters. What is the perimeter?
16 centimeters
What are the differences between a rhombus and a parallelogram?
All sides of a rhombus are the same length.
A parallelogram can have varied lengths.
Both shapes have 2 pairs of parallel lines.
Neither shape has right angles.
Describe a pyramid.
Comes to a point at the top.
Base is a square shape.
Four faces from the base that are triangular.
There are 50 tiles in the bathroom floor.
Dan knows there are 10 rows. How many columns?
5 columns
A book cover is 7 inches long and 4 inches wide. What is the area of the book cover?
28 square inches
Draw a regular pentagon. All sides are 5 inches. What is the perimeter?
25 inches
Do all triangles have the same length sides or the same angles?
No
there are different triangles like regular triangles, right triangles...etc.
Describe a trapezoid.
4 sides and 4 vertices.
no right angles
23 cards
A poster for a sports event is 9 feet long by 3 feet tall. What is the area of the poster?
27 square feet
Draw a rhombus. All sides are 8 centimeters. What is the perimeter?
32 centimeters
Describe how a kite and a rhombus are different.
A rhombus has all sides the same length. A kite does not.
A rhombus has 2 pairs of parallel lines. A kite does not.
Describe a cylinder.
top and bottom base shaped like a circle
the rest is one rounded face
looks like a can
Shannon lives 32 miles from the airport. She goes 9 miles further away to pick up her friend Tijarah. How far do they need to drive to the airport now?
41 miles
A whiteboard is 10 feet wide by 2 feet tall. What is the area of the whiteboard?
20 square feet
Draw a rectangle. The long sides are 10 cm. The short sides are 6 cm. What is the perimeter of the rectangle?
32 cm
Describe a cone vs. a sphere.
Cone has a flat base shaped like a circle and the rest comes to a point.
A sphere is a ball-shape with no flat surfaces or points.