Shape Hierarchies
aligned to 5.g.b.3 Classify Two-dimensional Figures In A Hierarchy Based On Properties. Understand That Attributes Belonging To A Category Of Two-dimensional Figures Also Belong To All Subcategories Of That Category. For Example, All Rectangles Have Four Right Angles And Squares Are Rectangles, So All Squares Have Four Right Angles.
Learning Objective
I can explain how shapes can belong to different groups at the same time, like how a square is also a rectangle.
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Exit Ticket
“Explain why a square can also be classified as a parallelogram. Explain why a rectangle can also be classified as a quadrilateral. Explain why a rhombus can also be classified as a parallelogram.”
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