Classifying Polygons

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Classifying Polygons

• Objective I can describe a polygon

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How can we describe this shape?

• Are there any right angles?
• How many sides?
• Is it regular?
• How many lines of symmetry?
• What would you call this shape?

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How can we describe this shape?

• Are there any right angles?
• How many sides?
• Is it regular?
• How many lines of symmetry?
• This is a regular pentagon.
• Can you draw an irregular pentagon?

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How can we describe this shape?

• Are there any right angles?
• How many sides?
• Is it regular?
• How many lines of symmetry?
• This is an irregular hexagon because.
• Can you draw a different hexagon?

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How can we describe this shape?

• Are there any right angles?
• How many sides?
• Is it regular?
• How many lines of symmetry?
• Why is this shape a hexagon?
• Can you draw a hexagon with right angles?

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How can we describe this shape?

• Are there any right angles?
• How many sides?
• Is it regular?
• How many lines of symmetry?
• What would you call this shape?