Name shapes based on their attributes
Name attributes of shapes
Similarities between shapes
Differences between shapes
Fractions
100
I am any shape with 4 sides. What am I called?
Quadrilateral
100
Square
4 congruent sides, 4 vertices, 4 right angles
100
How are all quadrilaterals the same?
They all have 4 sides
100
How are squares and rhombuses different?
Squares always have right angles, rhombuses can have acute and obtuse angles
100
What is the area of each half of the geoboard?
8 square units
200
I am a shape with at least 3 sides. What am I called?
Polygon
200
Polygon
3 or more sides
200
How are squares and rhombuses the same?
They both have 4 congruent sides, and they sometimes have 4 right angles
200
How are parallelograms and trapezoids different?
Trapezoids have one pair of parallel lines, and parallelograms have 2 pairs of parallel lines
200
What is the area of each fourth of the geoboard?
4 square units
300
I am a 4 sided shape that has 4 congruent sides, and can sometimes have obtuse and acute angles, or right angles. What shape am I?
Rhombus
300
Trapezoid
4 sides, 4 vertices, one pair of parallel lines, diagonal sides
300
How are parallelograms and rectangles the same?
They both have 4 sides, and they both have 2 sets of congruent sides, and 2 sets of parallel sides
300
How are rectangles and squares different?
Squares have 4 equal sides, rectangles have 2 sets of equal sides
300
Is the geoboard divided into exactly half? How do you know?
Yes - even though the sides are not symmetrical, each half has 8 square units
400
I am a 4 sided shape with 2 pairs of parallel sides and two sets of congruent sides. What shape am I? (Hint: there are 2 answers!)
Parallelogram and rectangle
400
Parallelogram
4 sides, 4 vertices, 2 sets of congruent sides, obtuse and acute angles or right angles
400
How are trapezoids and parallelograms the same?
They both have 4 sides, they both have parallel sides (one set vs. two sets), they both can have diagonal sides
400
How are trapezoids and rhombuses different?
Rhombuses have 4 congruent sides and 2 sets of parallel sides, trapezoids do not have to have equal sides and have 1 set of parallel slides
400
Is the geoboard divided into exactly fourths? How do you know?
Yes - even though the fourths are not symmetrical, each fourth is made up of 4 square units
500
I am a 4 sided shape with one pair of parallel sides and diagonal sides. What shape am I?
Trapezoid
500
Rhombus
4 sides, 4 vertices, 4 congruent sides, obtuse and acute angles or right angles
500
How are trapezoids and squares the same?
They both have 4 sides, they can both have right angles and perpendicular lines