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School Shape Hunt

Use the shape clues below to investigate a school building. Count straight sides and corners carefully. A circle has a curved edge and no corners.

Spot the shapes

Use the written descriptions in the questions to answer them.

1.The school building has a triangle-shaped roof. How many straight sides and corners does a triangle have?

2.A window in the school building is rectangular. Which statement describes a rectangle?

It has 3 sides and 3 corners.
It has 4 straight sides and 4 corners.
It has no straight sides or corners.
It has 5 sides and 5 corners.

3.A circular clock is on the school building. True or false: a circle has corners.

TrueFalse

4.A square door has four equal sides. Fill in the missing words: A square has sides and corners.

Shape clues

Solve each clue using what you know about sides and corners.

5.Which shape has 5 straight sides and 5 corners?

Triangle
Rectangle
Pentagon
Circle

6.A square is turned so that one corner points upwards. Is it still a square? Explain your answer using one property of a square.

7.Match each shape to its number of straight sides.

Triangle
Rectangle
Pentagon

4 sides
5 sides
3 sides

8.A student says, “Every shape with 4 sides is a square.” Is the student correct? Give one example that proves your answer.

Design a shape sign

Use shapes to plan a sign for the school’s shape hunt.

9.Draw a sign that includes at least one triangle, one quadrilateral (a 4-sided shape), and one circle. Label each shape.

10.A school building has two rectangular features: a small window and a larger door. What is one reason both objects can be called rectangles even though one is larger?