1. Classifying and Recognizing Characteristics
List the characteristics of an Ork.
Orks
NOT Orks

2. Who are Orks? A B D C

3. Classifying and Recognizing Characteristics
List the characteristics of a Widget.
Widgets
NOT Widgets

4. Who are Widgets? A B D C

5. The prefix QUADR means 4.
Quadrant
Quadruple
Quadricepts
Quadriga
Quadrilateral

6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
These are to print out and give students a copy. They should cut it out and use in the sorting activity. 13 14 15 16

7. Sorting Quadrilaterals Activity
1a. Remove the Concave quadrilaterals? Which did you remove? 3. 6.
Concave
From Geometry Teacher’s Activity Workbook p 114 & 115

8. 1b. The Rest… 2. 4. 5. 1. 8. 9.
10. 7.
11.
12.
13.
14.
Convex
16.
15.

9. Remove them from your stack.
2. Which of these have no parallel sides? 2. 4. 5. 1.
Trapeziums 8. 9.
10. 7.
11.
12.
12.
13.
14.
14.
16.
15.
Remove them from your stack.

10. 3. Which of the remaining quadrilaterals have 1 pair of parallel sides?1. 1. 2. 4. 5.
Trapezoids 7. 7. 8. 8. 9.
10.
11.
11.
13.
15.
16.
Remove them from your stack.

11. 4. Which of the remaining quadrilaterals have 2 sets of parallel sides?2. 2. 4. 4. 5. 5. 9. 9.
10.
10.
13.
13.
15.
15.
16.
16.
Parallelograms

12. 5. Which of the parallelograms have 4 right angles?2. 4. 4. 5. 5. 9.
10.
10.
13.
15.
15.
16.
Rectangles

13. 6. Which of the rectangles have 4 congruent sides?4. 5. 5.
10.
15.
15.
Squares

14. 7. Collect all of the parallelograms
7. Collect all of the parallelograms. Which of the parallelograms have 4 congruent sides?
Rhombi 2. 4. 5. 5. 9. 9.
10.
13.
15.
15.
16.
16.

15. Foldable
1. Take out a piece of notebook paper and make a hot dog fold over from the right side over to the pink line.

16. Foldable The fold crease
2. Now, divide the right hand section into 5 sections by drawing 4 evenly spaced lines.
3. Use scissors to cut along your drawn line, but ONLY to the crease!

17. Foldable QUADRILATERALS The fold crease
4. Write QUADRILATERALS down the left hand side
QUADRILATERALS

18. Foldable Parallelogram QUADRILATERALS The fold crease
5. Fold over the top cut section and write PARALLELOGRAM on the outside.
QUADRILATERALS
Parallelogram
6. Reopen the fold.

19. Foldable QUADRILATERALS
7. On the left hand section, draw a parallelogram.
QUADRILATERALS
1. Opposite angles are congruent.
2. Consecutive angles are supplementary.
3. Opposite sides are congruent.
4. Diagonals bisect each other.
5. Diagonals make 2 congruent triangles.
8. On the right hand side, list all of the properties of a parallelogram.
9. Place in your notebook and save for tomorrow.

20. Foldable QUADRILATERALS RECTANGLE
* Fold over the second cut section and write RECTANGLE on the outside.
QUADRILATERALS
1. Opposite angles are congruent.
2. Consecutive angles are supplementary.
3. Opposite sides are congruent.
4. Diagonals bisect each other.
5. Diagonals make 2 congruent triangles.
RECTANGLE
* Reopen the fold.

21. Foldable QUADRILATERALS * On the left hand section, draw a rectangle.
1. Opposite angles are congruent.
2. Consecutive angles are supplementary.
3. Opposite sides are congruent.
4. Diagonals bisect each other.
5. Diagonals make 2 congruent triangles.
1.Is a special type of parallelogram.
2. Has 4 right angles
3. Diagonals are congruent.
* On the right hand side, list all of the properties of a rectangle.

22. Foldable QUADRILATERALS RHOMBUS
* Fold over the third cut section and write RHOMBUS on the outside.
QUADRILATERALS
1. Opposite angles are congruent.
2. Consecutive angles are supplementary.
3. Opposite sides are congruent.
4. Diagonals bisect each other.
5. Diagonals make 2 congruent triangles.
1.Is a special type of parallelogram.
2. Has 4 right angles
3. Diagonals are congruent.
* Reopen the fold.
RHOMBUS

23. Foldable QUADRILATERALS * On the left hand section, draw a rhombus.
1. Opposite angles are congruent.
2. Consecutive angles are supplementary.
3. Opposite sides are congruent.
4. Diagonals bisect each other.
5. Diagonals make 2 congruent triangles.
1.Is a special type of parallelogram.
2. Has 4 right angles
3. Diagonals are congruent.
* On the right hand side, list all of the properties of a rhombus.
1. Is A Special type of Parallelogram
2. Has 4 Congruent sides
3. Diagonals are perpendicular.
4. Diagonals bisect opposite angles

24. Foldable QUADRILATERALS SQUARE
* Fold over the third cut section and write SQUARE on the outside.
QUADRILATERALS
1. Opposite angles are congruent.
2. Consecutive angles are supplementary.
3. Opposite sides are congruent.
4. Diagonals bisect each other.
5. Diagonals make 2 congruent triangles.
1.Is a special type of parallelogram.
2. Has 4 right angles
3. Diagonals are congruent.
* Reopen the fold.
1. Is A Special type of Parallelogram
2. Has 4 Congruent sides
3. Diagonals are perpendicular.
4. Diagonals bisect opposite angles
SQUARE

25. Foldable QUADRILATERALS * On the left hand section, draw a square.
1. Opposite angles are congruent.
2. Consecutive angles are supplementary.
3. Opposite sides are congruent.
4. Diagonals bisect each other.
5. Diagonals make 2 congruent triangles.
1.Is a special type of parallelogram.
2. Has 4 right angles
3. Diagonals are congruent.
* On the right hand side, list all of the properties of a square.
1. Is A Special type of Parallelogram
2. Has 4 Congruent sides
3. Diagonals are perpendicular.
4. Diagonals bisect opposite angles
* Place in your notebook and save for tomorrow.
1. Is a parallelogram, rectangle, and rhombus
2. 4 congruent sides and 4 congruent (right) angles

26. Straw + String = Quadrilaterals
Each Student Needs: Straws, long piece of string, scissors
1st Cut the top bendy part off
Janet E. Hagadorn 2003 “5 minute Energizers”

27. Straw + String = Quadrilaterals
2nd Cut each long piece as shown
1/2
1/2 1
1/2
1/4
1/4 2
3/4
1/4 3
1/4
1/4
1/4
1/4 4
1/4
Extra in case you mess up 5
Janet E. Hagadorn 2003 “5 minute Energizers”

28. Straw + String = Quadrilaterals
3rd Use the string to make a parallelogram
Tie the ends
1/2
1/4
1/4
1/2
Janet E. Hagadorn 2003 “5 minute Energizers”

29. Straw + String = Quadrilaterals
4th Use the string to make a rhombus
Tie the ends
1/4
1/4
1/4
1/4
Janet E. Hagadorn 2003 “5 minute Energizers”

30. Straw + String = Quadrilaterals
5th Use the string to make an isosceles trapezoid
Tie the ends
1/2
1/4
1/4
3/4
Bring to the Quiz
Janet E. Hagadorn 2003 “5 minute Energizers”