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Shape Composition and Patterns
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Shape Composition and Patterns
🔺 Part 1: Building Shapes
1. Circle the smaller shapes that could make a hexagon:
6 triangles
2 squares
3 rhombuses
2 trapeziums
2. Which shape can be made using 4 triangles?
Square
Circle
Pentagon
Parallelogram
3. Draw how you would use 3 squares to make a rectangle:
4. A triangle (tapatoru) can be split into _______ smaller triangles of equal size.
2
4
6
8
↻ Part 2: Flip, Slide, Turn
5. Match the transformation to its Māori name:
Flip
Slide
Turn
pūrerehua
huri
turuturu
6. Which transformation moves a shape to a new position without changing its orientation?
Flip (reflection)
Slide (translation)
Turn (rotation)
7. Draw what happens when you flip this triangle over a vertical line:
8. Complete this pattern: Square → Slide right → Turn 90° → _____________
🎨 Part 3: Create and Explain
9. Design a pattern using one shape and two different transformations. Draw your pattern below:
10. Explain how you made your pattern using the words flip, slide, or turn:
11. Why is it helpful to think about which smaller shapes you need before building a larger shape?
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