Learning Resource Type

Classroom Resource

Squares

Subject Area

Mathematics

Grade(s)

3

Overview

The CyberSquad must build a raft to cross a river. The first raft they build floats, but there are gaps between the pieces of the raft that allow biting piranhas to jump through the holes. The CyberSquad uses their knowledge of tessellations to build a second raft out of squares that has no gaps or overlaps.

    Mathematics (2019) Grade(s): 3

    MA19.3.26

    Recognize and describe polygons (up to 8 sides), triangles, and quadrilaterals (rhombuses, rectangles, and squares) based on the number of sides and the presence or absence of square corners.

    Unpacked Content

    UP:MA19.3.26

    Vocabulary

    • Attribute
    • Category
    • Sub-category
    • Opposite sides
    • Angles
    • Quadrilateral
    • Triangle
    • Pentagon
    • Hexagon
    • Septagon
    • Heptagon
    • Octagon
    • Polygon
    • Square
    • Trapezoid
    • Rhombus
    • Rectangle
    • Two-dimensional

    Knowledge

    Students know:
    • that shapesin different categories may share attributes and that the shared attributes can define a larger category.

    Skills

    Students are able to:
    • Identify two-dimensional shapes.
    • Sort shapes according to number of sides.
    • Sort quadrilaterals based on the presence or absence of square corners.
    • Draw examples of squares, rectangles, and rhombuses.
    • Draw quadrilaterals that are not rhombuses, rectangles, and squares.

    Understanding

    Students understand that:
    • Attributes of a shape help make decisions about how to categorize the shape.
    • Certain attributes are needed to belong to the subcategories of rhombuses, rectangles, and squares.
    • Sometimes a shape does not have the attributes needed to belong to the subcategories of rhombuses, rectangles, and squares.
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