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Title Geometric figures
Description Geometric Figures is an activity to bring elementary and high school students closer to the world of shapes through the study of the characteristics of the sides (parallel or not parallel) and angles of figures. Predict the shape and name by manipulating the sides, vertices or angles of known shapes. Find similarities and differences between shapes and their possible characteristics.
Subject Mathematics
Level High School, Middle School
Type Discussion Prompts, Guided Activity, Homework, Multiple-Choice Concept Questions, Remote Learning
Duration 120 minutes
Answers Included No
Language English
Keywords figures, geometry, geometry, parallel, quadrilaterals, sides, triangles
Simulation(s) Quadrilateral (HTML5)


Author(s) Leyda Carolina Moreno Granados y Jesus Eduardo Villamizar Rincon
School / Organization Liceo Nacional Andres Bello
Date submitted 23/06/26
Date updated 23/06/29