Camp Badge Shape Sort
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Name each badge shape and place it in the shape family tree.
Name the badge
Read the camp shape guide. Then give the most specific name for each badge shape.
Camp shape guide
A polygon is a closed flat shape with straight sides.
A quadrilateral is a polygon with 4 sides.
A parallelogram is a quadrilateral with 2 pairs of parallel sides.
A rectangle is a parallelogram with 4 right angles.
A rhombus is a parallelogram with 4 sides of the same length.
A square is a parallelogram with 4 right angles and 4 sides of the same length.
Triangles by sides: a scalene triangle has no sides of the same length. An isosceles triangle has at least 2 sides of the same length. An equilateral triangle has all 3 sides of the same length.
Triangles by angles: a right triangle has 1 right angle. An acute triangle has 3 angles that are each smaller than a right angle. An obtuse triangle has 1 angle that is larger than a right angle.
A polygon is a closed flat shape with straight sides.
A quadrilateral is a polygon with 4 sides.
A parallelogram is a quadrilateral with 2 pairs of parallel sides.
A rectangle is a parallelogram with 4 right angles.
A rhombus is a parallelogram with 4 sides of the same length.
A square is a parallelogram with 4 right angles and 4 sides of the same length.
Triangles by sides: a scalene triangle has no sides of the same length. An isosceles triangle has at least 2 sides of the same length. An equilateral triangle has all 3 sides of the same length.
Triangles by angles: a right triangle has 1 right angle. An acute triangle has 3 angles that are each smaller than a right angle. An obtuse triangle has 1 angle that is larger than a right angle.
1.
The Hiking badge has 4 sides and 2 pairs of parallel sides. All 4 sides are the same length. It has no right angles. What is its most specific name?
2.
The Canoe badge has 4 sides, 2 pairs of parallel sides, and 4 right angles. It has 2 long sides and 2 short sides. What is its most specific name?
3.
The Archery badge has 4 sides of the same length and 4 right angles.
Most specific name:
4.
The Nature badge has 4 sides and 2 pairs of parallel sides. It has 2 long sides and 2 short sides, and it has no right angles.
Most specific name:
5.
The Campfire badge is a triangle with all 3 sides the same length. Name it by its sides.
Most specific name: triangle
Climb the shape family tree
A shape can have more than one name. Use the camp shape guide.
6.
Diego's badge is a square. Circle every name that fits it.
7.
Hana's badge is a rhombus with no right angles. Circle every name that fits it.
8.
Sort each statement.
9.
Match each badge to its most specific name.
Think like a shape scientist
Choose the best answer or explain your thinking.
10.
Which list goes from the biggest category to the smallest category?
11.
The First Aid badge is a triangle with 1 right angle and exactly 2 sides of the same length. Choose ALL the names that fit it.
12.
Camila says, "A square can't be a rhombus, because a square already has its own name." Do you agree? Use the camp shape guide to explain.