Classifying Shapes
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Objective
I can classify two-dimensional figures in a hierarchy based on properties.
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Warm-up video
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Practice
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What are the two properties that all quadrilaterals share?
Explain the difference between a trapezoid and a parallelogram.
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Exit ticket
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“A quadrilateral has two pairs of parallel sides and four right angles. What is the most specific name for this quadrilateral? Explain your reasoning. A quadrilateral has four congruent sides. Can it also be classified as a square? Explain why or why not. A shape is classified as a rectangle. Is it also necessarily a parallelogram? Explain your answer using the properties of each shape.”
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