Polygon Properties Picture Prize

Content Name

Polygon Properties Picture Prize

Content Type

Partner Content

Description

Pirate Captains Hugh and Bert have been asked to aware the top prize in the Polygon Properties Picture Prize competition. 12 piratey painters have drawn some amazing polygon pictures. One point is awarded for each property connected with the lines and angles. The imagery is ideal for exploring properties of polygons.

Curriculum

• Country

  England

  Key Stage:

  Key Stage 2

  Years:

  Year 6, Year 5, Year 4

  Subjects:

  • Mathematics

  Topics:

  • Geometry - properties of shapes

  Programmes of Study:

  • compare and classify geometric shapes based on their properties and sizes and find unknown angles in any triangles, quadrilaterals, and regular polygons
  • compare and classify geometric shapes, including quadrilaterals and triangles, based on their properties and sizes
  • distinguish between regular and irregular polygons based on reasoning about equal sides and angles
  • identify acute and obtuse angles and compare and order angles up to 2 right angles by size
  • identify lines of symmetry in 2-D shapes presented in different orientations
  • know angles are measured in degrees: estimate and compare acute, obtuse and reflex angles
  • recognise angles where they meet at a point, are on a straight line, or are vertically opposite, and find missing angles

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