Angles in polygons

  • Name That Triangle!
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    Name That Triangle!

    Age
    7 to 11
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    Can you sketch triangles that fit in the cells in this grid? Which ones are impossible? How do you know?

  • Possible Pairs
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    Possible Pairs

    Age
    7 to 11
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    In this game, you turn over two cards and try to draw a triangle which has both properties.

  • Data Duos
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    Data Duos

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    Can you match the Venn diagram with the Carroll diagram that shows the same information?
  • Diagonally Square
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    Diagonally Square

    Age
    7 to 11
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    Ayah conjectures that the diagonals of a square meet at right angles. Do you agree? How could you find out?

  • Timber!
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    Timber!

    Age
    7 to 11
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    How can the school caretaker be sure that the tree would miss the school buildings if it fell?
  • Fred the Class Robot
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    Fred the Class Robot

    Age
    7 to 11
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    Billy's class had a robot called Fred who could draw with chalk held underneath him. What shapes did the pupils make Fred draw?
  • Quadrilaterals
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    Quadrilaterals

    Age
    7 to 11
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    How many DIFFERENT quadrilaterals can be made by joining the dots on the 8-point circle?

  • Cartesian Isometric
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    Cartesian Isometric

    Age
    7 to 11
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    The graph below is an oblique coordinate system based on 60 degree angles. It was drawn on isometric paper. What kinds of triangles do these points form?
  • Triangles all Around
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    Triangles All Around

    Age
    7 to 11
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    Can you find all the different triangles on these peg boards, and find their angles?

  • Triangle Pin-Down
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    Triangle Pin-Down

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    Use the interactivity to investigate what kinds of triangles can be drawn on peg boards with different numbers of pegs.