Shapey Tower
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LENGTH
16 Minutes
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Description
Shapey Tower is a game in which students will learn about different two dimensional shapes, their features and similarities through 12 levels of fun adventure. Shapes are presented as members of a family living in a tower and students are asked to find each shape's family members.
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Instructions
Play through this interactive game to learn about Common Attributes of 2D Figures. Suitable for Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5.
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Discussion Questions
Before the Game
Brainstorm a list of shapes that you know - draw and label an example of each. Are all squares the same? How can they be different and how are they similar? What is a diameter? How many parallel sides does a square have? What are the properties of a trapezoid? What is a parallelogram?
After the Game
What three shapes presented in this game are all in the Parallelogram family of shapes? Were there any shapes presented in the game that you did not think of when you brainstormed shapes during the pre-game questions? Create a chart showing how groups of shapes are related. How many sides does a circle have? You matched shapes in this game, do all the shapes have to look the exact same to have the same properties? Why are squares and rectangles parallelograms? What is the difference between pentagons, hexagons, and octagons?
