GEOMETRY
WELCOME TO THE GEOMETRY PAGE!
PART 1: LESSON
GEOMETRY TEACHES US ABOUT POINTS, LINES AND SHAPES. BELOW ARE TERMS THAT YOU SHOULD KNOW WHEN STUDYING GEOMETRY:
1. LINE: A LINE IS A STRAIGHT PATH THAT GOES WITHOUT END IN 2 DIRECTIONS.
2. LINE SEGMENT: PART OF A LINE WITH TWO END POINTS.
3. SQUARE: A SHAPE WITH 4 EQUAL SIDES AND 4 RIGHT ANGLES. THE OPPOSITE SIDES ARE PARALLEL.
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4. TRIANGLE: A SHAPE WITH 3 SIDES AND 3 ANGLES.
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5. RECTANGLE: A SHAPE WITH 4 SIDES AND 4 RIGHT ANGLES. THE OPPOSITE SIDES ARE PARALLEL.
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6. CIRCLE: A SHAPE WITH A CONTINUOUS LINE THAT IS ALWAYS THE SAME DISTANCE FROM THE CENTER.
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PART 2: HOME ACTIVITY
LOOK AROUND YOUR HOUSE FOR OBJECTS THAT ARE THE SHAPES YOU LEARNED ABOVE. DRAW EACH OBJECT ON A PIECE OF PAPER AND WRITE WHAT SHAPE IT IS. YOU CAN BRING THE PAPER TO CLASS TO SEE HOW MANY ANSWERS ARE CORRECT.