Let’s review our shapes…
An EQUILATERAL TRIANGLE! What is this shape? What makes this shape an 1. It’s a TRIANGLE. 2. All the sides are the SAME LENGTH.
A RIGHT TRIANGLE! What is this shape? What makes this shape an 1. It’s a TRIANGLE. It has ONE right angle.
An ISOSCELES TRIANGLE! What is this shape? What makes this shape an 1. It’s a TRIANGLE. 2 sides are the SAME LENGTH and one side is different.
NONE of the sides are the SAME LENGTH. What is this shape? A SCALENE TRIANGLE! What makes this shape a SCALENE TRIANGLE ? 1. It’s a TRIANGLE. NONE of the sides are the SAME LENGTH.
A TRAPEZOID! What is this shape? What makes this shape a TRAPEZOID? 1. It’s a QUADRILATERAL. 2. It has only ONE set of parallel sides.
A PARALLELOGRAM! What is this shape? What makes this shape a PARALLELOGRAM? 1. It’s a QUADRILATERAL. 2. Both sets of OPPOSITE SIDES are PARALLEL.
RHOMBUS! What is this shape? A What makes this shape a RHOMBUS? 1. It’s a QUADRILATERAL. 2. Both SETS OF OPPOSITE SIDES are PARALLEL. 3. All of the SIDES are THE SAME LENGTH.
A RECTANGLE! What is this shape? What makes this shape a RECTANGLE? 1. It’s a QUADRILATERAL. 2. Its OPPOSITE SIDES are the SAME LENGTH. 3. Its OPPOSITE SIDES are PARALLEL. 4. It has 4 RIGHT ANGLES.
A SQUARE! What is this shape? What makes this shape a SQUARE? 1. It’s a QUADRILATERAL. 2. Its OPPOSITE SIDES are PARALLEL. 3. ALL OF THE SIDES are the SAME LENGTH. 4. It has 4 RIGHT ANGLES.
NO! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Is a SQUARE a… Rectangle? Parallelogram? Rhombus? Yes! Yes! Yes! Quadrilateral? Trapezoid? NO! Yes!
A PENTAGON! What is this shape? What makes this shape a PENTAGON? 1. It’s a POLYGON. 2. Its has 5 SIDES.
A HEXAGON! What is this shape? What makes this shape a HEXAGON? 1. It’s a POLYGON. 2. Its has 6 SIDES.
An OCTAGON! What is this shape? What makes this shape an OCTAGON? 1. It’s a POLYGON. 2. Its has 8 SIDES.