Shape Starters:Area Two: How many different shapes with an area of 2 square units can you make by joining dots on this grid with straight lines? Christmas Ornaments: A Maths Starter activity requiring students to arrange Christmas ornaments in a square box. Christmas Tables: Which of the two shapes has the largest area? Hexagon: On a full page in the back of your exercise book draw a perfectly regular hexagon. How Many Rectangles?: How many rectangles can you find in this pattern? Can you come up with a systematic method for counting them all? How Many Squares? 1: Work out how many squares are there altogether in the given pattern. How Many Squares? 2: How many squares can be found by joining four dots on the grid? How Many Triangles? 1: How many Triangles can you find in the diagram? How Many Triangles? 2: How many triangles are hidden in the pattern? What strategy might you use to count them all to ensure you don't miss any out? How Many Triangles? 3: Count the number of triangles in the given diagram. Match Fish: A classic matchstick puzzle designed to challenge your spacial awareness. Mathterpiece: Memorise a picture made up of geometrical shapes Missing Square Puzzle: The missing square puzzle is an optical illusion used to help students reason about geometrical figures. Oblongs: Find the dimensions of a rectangle given the perimeter and area. Pentagon: On a full page in the back of your exercise book draw a perfectly regular pentagon. Polygon Riddle 1: Solve the riddle to find the name of the polygon then sum the interior angles. Polygon Riddle 2: A "My first is in..." type riddle leading to a polygon interior angle calculation. Polygon Riddle 3: Work out which mathematical shape the riddle describes. Quads: Calculate the areas of all the possible quadrilaterals that can be constructed by joining together dots on this grid. Rows of Roses: Can you draw 4 straight lines, without taking your pencil off the paper, which pass through all 9 roses? Square Angles: Find a trapezium, a triangle and a quadrilateral where all of the angles are square numbers. Square Circle Kite: Write down the names of all the mathematical shapes you know. Squared Animals: Separate three rows of three animals using three squares. Two Squares: Using six matches can you make two equal sized squares? Wrapping Paper: Find the order of rotational symmetry of the repeating pattern.
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Notes:This topic is aimed at the learners of basic geometry, which is the study of size, shape and position. More than other areas of Maths this topic helps students to learn about the definitions and properties of basic shapes. Shape Teacher Resources:Kite Maths: Can you make a kite shape from a single A4 size sheet of paper using only three folds? Pin Board: Rows and columns of dots that can be joined using straight lines to create shapes. Polygons: Match the shapes to the names of the polygons. Shape Activities:Angles in a Triangle: A self marking exercise involving calculating the unknown angle in a triangle. Area of a Triangle: Calculate the areas of the given triangles. Faces, Edges and Vertices: Calculate the number of faces, edges and vertices on 3D Shapes. How Many Squares?: How many different sets of four dots can be joined to form a square? How Many Triangles?: A self marking step by step approach to calculating the number of triangles in a design. Mathterpieces: Memorise 8 pictures made up of geometrical shapes. Oblongs: Find the lengths of the sides of rectangles given their areas and perimeters. Online Logo: An online version of the Logo programming language. Polygons: Match the shapes to the names of the polygons. Quad Areas: Calculate the areas of all the possible quadrilaterals that can be constructed by joining together dots on this grid. Sheep Herding: Arrange the sheep in the field according to the instructions. An introduction to loci. Xmas Ornaments: A hands on activity requiring students to arrange Christmas ornaments in a square box. Shape Investigations:Area shapes: Investigate polygons with an area of 4 sq. units. How Many Rectangles?: Investigate the number of rectangles on a grid of squares. What strategies will be useful in coming up with the answer? How Many Sides?: How many different polygons can you make on a 3 by 3 pin board. Hula Hoops: If a number of Hula Hoops are dropped on the floor, what is the maximum number of regions they might form? Pin Board: Rows and columns of dots that can be joined using straight lines to create shapes. Polygon Areas: Investigate polygons with an area of 4 sq. units. Investigate polygons with other areas. Rectangles Perimeters: The perimeter of a rectangle is 28cm. What could its area be? Rod Triangles: Using 12 rods of varying lengths how many different triangles can you make? Tessellations: Which polygons tessellate? Which pentominoes tessellate? Drag the shapes onto the canvas to create tessellating patterns and investigate the laws of tessellations. Shape Videos:Circle Song: This song helps students remember circle terminology (radius & diameter) and the formulas for area and circumference. Complete with pictures from an industry that manufactures lots of circles. Parallelogram: Instructional video showing how the area of a parallelogram can be determined. Polygon Song: Learn the names of the basic polygons. SearchThe activity you are looking for may have been classified in a different way from the way you were expecting. You can search the whole of Transum Maths by using the Google 'Custom Search' box below.
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