How do you draw shapes with a specific number of sides at the Shape Workshop ?

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In this lesson you will learnhow to draw shapes with a specific number of sides by

examining the number of sides.

Let’s Review

It’s any closed figure with straight sides.

What is a polygon?

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A 2d shape is a shape that only has length and width. It is a flat shape.

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Attributes are categories we use to describe objects.

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Food Groups

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The number of sides is an attribute that helps us construct shapes.

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Core Lesson

At the Shape Workshop, we have been asked to construct polygons with 5 sides. What

shapes could we construct?

These shapes are pentagons.

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The boss at the Shape Workshop has given us three pieces of wood to work with. What

shapes could we construct?

These shapes are triangles.

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The boss at the Shape Workshop gave workers 6 pieces of wood. He asked them to make a polygon using all six of those pieces. Which

one made the proper shape?

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What other shapes can we make with those 6 pieces of wood that the boss would have accepted?

These shapes are hexagons.

In this lesson you have learned how to draw shapes with a specific number of sides by examining the

number of sides.