classify triangles, quadrilaterals and other polygons according to their side and angle properties; identify and reason about relationships
Elaborations
using strips of paper with parallel sides to make triangles and quadrilaterals, and contrasting the rigidity of triangles with the flexibility of quadrilaterals
constructing triangles with 3 given side lengths and discussing the question ‘Can any 3 lengths be used to form the sides of a triangle?’
identifying and communicating about side and angle properties of scalene, isosceles, equilateral, right-angled, acute and obtuse triangles using geometric conventions
describing, comparing and contrasting squares, rectangles, rhombuses, parallelograms, kites and trapeziums, explaining the relationships between these shapes
Code
VC2M7SP02
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