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Exploring Geometry Everyday

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Exploring Geometry Everyday

Geometric shapes in everyday life

📐 Part 1: Shape Classification and Angles

1. Match each shape to its correct classification:

Triangle (Tapatoru):

4 sides, 4 vertices

Square (Tapawhā rite):

3 sides, 3 vertices

Rectangle:

4 equal sides, 4 right angles

Pentagon:

5 sides, 5 vertices

2. Which of these angles are right angles (kokonga tika)? Check all that apply:

Corner of a book

Corner of a pizza slice

Corner of a square window

Opening of scissors when wide open

3. Circle the correct angle type for each description:

Less than 90 degrees: acute (porearea) / obtuse (whanui) / right (tika)

Exactly 90 degrees: acute (porearea) / obtuse (whanui) / right (tika)

Between 90 and 180 degrees: acute (porearea) / obtuse (whanui) / right (tika)

4. Name two properties of a cube:

🔄 Part 2: Transformations and Symmetry

5. Match each transformation to its te reo Māori name:

Flip:

Hurihuri

Slide:

Whakaata

Turn:

Panuku

6. Which everyday objects show line symmetry? Check all that apply:

Butterfly wings

Human face

Spiral shell

Kowhaiwhai patterns

7. Draw or describe what happens when you reflect a triangle across a line:
8. Explain how transformations are used in Māori art patterns:

🏠 Part 3: Geometry in Your World

9. Find and describe THREE geometric shapes or patterns you can see in your home or neighbourhood. Use geometric vocabulary in your descriptions:

Shape/Pattern 1:

Location: _________________ Shape: _________________

Description: _________________________________________________

Shape/Pattern 2:

Location: _________________ Shape: _________________

Description: _________________________________________________

Shape/Pattern 3:

Location: _________________ Shape: _________________

Description: _________________________________________________

10. Choose ONE of the shapes you found above. Explain why geometry is important in that object's design or function:
11. Complete this sentence: "Geometry is useful in everyday life because..."

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