Sorting Shapes by Their PropertiesWhy every square is a rectangle, and no rectangle has to be a…5th GradeShapes sit inside each other, like nested boxes. A shape belongs to every category it satisfies.1QUADRILATERALAny four straight sides, closed. The biggest box.2PARALLELOGRAMBoth pairs of opposite sides parallel. Inside quadrilaterals.3RECTANGLEA parallelogram with four right angles.4SQUAREA rectangle with four equal sides. The smallest box, inside allthe others.SOEvery square is a rectangle, a parallelogram and a quadrilateral.A rectangle is only a square if its sides happen to be equal."Is a square a rectangle?" Yes. "Is a rectangle a square?" Onlysometimes.Sorting Shapes by Their Propertieswww.littleactivity.com

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Math · 5th Grade

Sorting Shapes by Their Properties

Why every square is a rectangle, and no rectangle has to be a square.

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Draw the nested boxes. The hierarchy stops the arguments.

Free · print-ready PDF · US Letter and A4

Grade
5th Grade
Ages
10–11
Subject
Math
Pages
1

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