Polygons
Quadrilaterals
Symmetry
What Am I?
T or F
100
What is a polygon?
It’s a flat, 2D shape that is closed and only has straight side.
100
Name a type of quadrilateral
square, rectangle, parallelogram, rhombus, trapezoid, kite
100
what is a line of symmetry?
a line that passes through a shape, dividing it into two identical halves
100
I am a closed figure with all straight sides
A ploygon
100
All regular polygons have lines of symmetry
true
200
Polygons are named depending on the number of _______ and ________ they have
sides and vertices/angles
200
What is a quadrilateral?
A polygon with four sides
200
How many lines of symmetry does a square have?
four
200
I have 3 sides and three angles.
triangle
200
a heptagon has seven sides of symmetry.
true
300
A polygon that has all equal side lengths and equal angles and lines of symmetry is called a __________________________________
any regular polygon or regular polygon
300
A quadrilateral that has all sides equal and 4 right angles is called a _______________________
Square
300
How can you quickly tell how many lines of symmetry a regular polygon has?
by counting the number of sides or angles
300
I have equal opposite sides, four right angles and four lines of symmetry
square
300
Daily Double (DOUBLE THE POINTS LISTED BELOW!) According to our defintions, a rectangle has equal opposite sides, opposite parallel sides and 4 right angles.
True!
400
A seven sided polygon is called a _____________
heptagon
400
A rhombus has one pair of parallel lines. Always, sometimes or never?
Never. It has two sets
400
how many lines of symmetry does this shape have?
0
400
I have two pairs of equal sides. I do not have parallel sides.
A kite or irregular quadrilateral
400
A rectangle has four lines of symmetry.
False. It has two.
500
DAILY DOUBLE (DOUBLE THE LISTED POINTS BELOW!)How many lines of symmetry will a regular pentagon have?
Five
500
Parallelogram, rhombus, rectangle and square share what characteristics. Name 2 charcteristics
4 sides 2 pairs of parallel sides (opposite), equal opposite sides
500
How many lines of symmetry does a regular hexagon have?
6
500
I have four sides, two right angles and one pair of parallel lines.
right trapezoid
500
A trapezoid always has one line of symmetry.
False. It depends on the kind.