This is a handout created by Suzy
Penna to go with her lesson, Polygons.
Polygons
Your group is to investigate the ________________. At the end of this work
your group is to produce a mobile and a presentation about your polygon. The
following 8 points are to help get you started.
- Use your dictionary to find the meaning of the word polygon, and of your
particular polygon.
- Investigate the origins of your “word” and record your findings. Identify
any other words with similar connections and explain.
- Draw a regular version of your polygon.
- Draw a concave version of your polygon.
- Construct/create a mobile of your polygon with a label.
- Predict and investigate the sum of the internal angles of your shape. Comment.
- If all angles in your polygon were equal, what size would they be? Explain
mathematically.
- Discover and share the uses for your polygon in our society.
Present your findings creatively and logically to the class.
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