What Can You Build?
- Author:
- Dylan Rossi, IM Middle Grades I, Catherine
1. Use the segments in the applet to build one triangle and one quadrilateral.
2. You are now going to draw the triangle in your journal.
a. Measure one side of your triangle in centimeters. Draw this side in your journal.
b. Going in a clockwise motion, select the first angle on the left. Using a protractor, measure this angle. In your journal, recreate this angle on the line that you just drew.
c. Measure the length of the next side of your triangle. Draw this in your journal.
d. Continue these steps until you have drawn the entirety of the triangle.
3. Diego built a quadrilateral using side lengths of 4 in, 5 in, 6 in, and 9 in. Build his shape in the applet above. Is your shape an identical copy of Diego’s shape? Explain your reasoning.
4. Jada built a triangle using side lengths of 4 in, 5 in, and 8 in. Build her shape in the applet above. Is your shape an identical copy of Jada's shape? Explain your reasoning.