Building shapes from triangles (Part 1)

In this lesson, we will learn how to arrange triangles to form polygons as part of an investigation into the internal angles of polygons. This represents part 1 of a two-part lesson.

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Intro quiz - Recap from previous lesson

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Q1.Which of the following statements most accurately describes an 'obtuse angle'?

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Q2.Which of the following statements most accurately describes an 'acute angle'?

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Q3.Which of the following statements most accurately describes a 'regular polygon'

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Q4.A rhombus is an example of a...

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Q5.Another word for a regular quadrilateral would be...

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Intro quiz - Recap from previous lesson

Before we start this lesson, let’s see what you can remember from this topic. Here’s a quick quiz!

Q1.Which of the following statements most accurately describes an 'obtuse angle'?

1/5

Q2.Which of the following statements most accurately describes an 'acute angle'?

2/5

Q3.Which of the following statements most accurately describes a 'regular polygon'

3/5

Q4.A rhombus is an example of a...

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Q5.Another word for a regular quadrilateral would be...

5/5

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Building shapes from triangles (Part I)

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Q1.Each angle in an equilateral triangle is...

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Q2.Which of the following statements most accurately describes an 'acute angle'?

2/5

Q3.The total interior angles in a quadrilateral sum to...

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Q4.If I wanted to describe a regular triangle, it would be better to say which of the following?

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Q5.If you were to have 6 separate equilateral triangles , what would the total interior angles of all the triangles sum to?

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This quiz includes images that don't have any alt text - please contact your teacher who should be able to help you with an audio description.

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Quiz:

Building shapes from triangles (Part I)

Don’t worry if you get a question wrong! Forgetting is an important step in learning. We will recap next lesson.

Q1.Each angle in an equilateral triangle is...

1/5

Q2.Which of the following statements most accurately describes an 'acute angle'?

2/5

Q3.The total interior angles in a quadrilateral sum to...

3/5

Q4.If I wanted to describe a regular triangle, it would be better to say which of the following?

4/5

Q5.If you were to have 6 separate equilateral triangles , what would the total interior angles of all the triangles sum to?

5/5

Lesson summary: Building shapes from triangles (Part 1)

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