3.G.A.1

Shape Inspector

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Game Info for Teachers

COMBINED RATING

3.8 Stars

TEACHERS (21)

3.5

STUDENTS (10036)

4.1

LENGTH

7 Minutes

GRADES

CAPABILITIES

iPad Support

Spanish Language Support

Text-to-Speech Support

Description

Inspector, some individuals were up to no good last night and we need you to identify who is the perpetrator among the line up. In this game, students will better understand that shapes in different categories may share attributes, and that the shared attributes can define a larger category.

Vocabulary Words

quadrilateral

congruent

parallel

square

rectangle

trapezoid

rhombus

Instructions

Play through this interactive game to learn about Define Quadrilaterals By Similarities. Suitable for Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5.

Main Concepts

Analyze shapes for their properties (Number of sides, types of angles, parallel sides, perpendicular sides).

Explicitly relate and combine classifications (4 sides with 2 sets of parallel lines)

Quadrilaterals are four sided figures with 4 vertices.

A rectangle is a four sided shape where every angle is a right angle (90 degrees) and opposite sides are parallel and of equal length.

A rhombus is a four sided shape where all sides have equal length, opposite sides are parallel and opposite angles are equal.

A square has equal sides, opposite sides are parallel and every angle is a right angle.

A parallelogram has opposite sides parallel, opposite sides equal in length, and opposite angles are equal.

A trapezoid has a pair of sides parallel.

Squares, rectangles and rhombuses are all parallelograms.

Discussion Questions

Before the Game

How can you classify polygons? What properties make a quadrilateral different from other geometric figures? In this game you will be helping to catch criminals based on their attributes, can you give me some examples of attributes of shapes? In this game you will be classifying quadrilaterals, what attributes do all quadrilaterals share?

After the Game

In the game, you had to classify a shape with two pairs of congruent sides and 4 90 degree angles, what was this shape called? When you had to find a criminal named trapezoid, how did you know which one to choose? What relationships exist among the various kinds of quadrilaterals? How can you use right angles and parallel sides to help you classify quadrilaterals?