Directions: Match appropriate shapes, pictures, and characteristics.

Geometric Shape

Picture

Characteristic

TRIANGLE

THIS PICTURE CAN BE ANY 4-SIDED SHAPE.

I am a quadrilateral with 4 equal sides & 4 90 degree angles.

RECTANGLE

PARALLELOGRAM

I am a polygon with 5 sides and 5 angles.

OCTAGON

Name: __________________________________ Date: ______________ Period:____

Exploring Polygons answer sheet: Use as cut-out sheet for activity.

I am any 4-sided polygon.

I am a polygon with 6 sides and 6 angles.

I am a polygon with three sides and 3 angles.

I am a quadrilateral with 4 equal sides & NO 90 degree angles.

I am a quadrilateral with ONE set of parallel sides.

I am a polygon with 8 sides and 8 angles.

I am a quadrilateral with opposite sides equal, opposite sides parallel, and I have four 90 degree angles.

I am a quadrilateral with opposite sides equal, opposite sides parallel, and NO 90 degree angles.

Exploring Polygons answer sheet: Use as cut-out sheet for activity.

I am any 4-sided polygon.

I am a polygon with 6 sides and 6 angles.

I am a polygon with three sides and 3 angles.

I am a quadrilateral with 4 equal sides & NO 90 degree angles.

I am a quadrilateral with ONE set of parallel sides.

I am a polygon with 8 sides and 8 angles.

I am a quadrilateral with opposite sides equal, opposite sides parallel, and I have four 90 degree angles.

I am a quadrilateral with opposite sides equal, opposite sides parallel, and NO 90 degree angles.

Polygon Mind Map

This mind map will be used to categorize the various polygons. To complete the mind map, place the words form the word bank into the appropriate oval.

( (four sides)) ( (five sides)) ( (six sides)) ( (three sides)) ( (eight sides)) ( (slanted rectangle)) ( (slanted square)) ( (all sides equal)) ( (opposite sides equal)) ( (one set of parallel sides)) ( POLYGONS)

(WORD BANKRhombusPentagonTriangleOctagonTrapezoidQuadrilateralRectangleParallelogramSquareHexagonhexagon)