Geometry and Fractions: Shapes and Parts · Geometry

Defining Attributes of Shapes

Identifying and drawing shapes based on specific attributes such as angles and faces.

Key Questions

  1. 1What characteristics make a shape a triangle regardless of its size or orientation?
  2. 2How do the number of sides and angles relate to each other in a polygon?
  3. 3Why are some attributes like color or size not useful for defining a shape?

Common Core State Standards

CCSS.Math.Content.2.G.A.1
Grade: 2nd Grade
Subject: Mathematics
Unit: Geometry and Fractions: Shapes and Parts
Period: Geometry

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