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A triangle can be compared to a rectangle by stating that they both have straight sides, but a triangle has 3 sides and vertices, and a rectangle has 4 sides and vertices.Clarifications
Clarification 1: Instruction includes exploring figures in a variety of sizes and orientations.Clarification 2: Instruction focuses on using informal language to describe relative positions and the similarities or differences between figures when comparing and sorting.
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Students compare a triangle to a rectangle based on attributes of these figures.
Original Student Tutorials Mathematics - Grades K-5
Learn how to identify the similarities and differences in the number of sides of two-dimensional shapes in this interactive tutorial.
Relative positions include up and down, top and bottom, over, on, and under, and above and below. Learn different types of up and down positions to rescue eight chicks in this farm-themed, interactive tutorial.
Identify and name rectangles and squares based on their defining attributes, even if they have different sizes or positions. Join King Geo and his scout, Quad, as they search for rectangles and squares in this interactive tutorial.
This is part of a series on the defining attributes of shapes. Click the links below.
- "The Search for Shapes: Tracking Triangles"
- The Search for Shapes: Recognizing Rectangles and Squares"
Track down triangles based on their defining attributes for King Geo in this interactive tutorial. Learn what makes a triangle a triangle.
This is part of a series on the defining attributes of shapes. Click the links below.
- "The Search for Shapes: Tracking Triangles"
- The Search for Shapes: Recognizing Rectangles and Squares"
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Original Student Tutorials
Relative positions include up and down, top and bottom, over, on, and under, and above and below. Learn different types of up and down positions to rescue eight chicks in this farm-themed, interactive tutorial.
Type: Original Student Tutorial
Identify and name rectangles and squares based on their defining attributes, even if they have different sizes or positions. Join King Geo and his scout, Quad, as they search for rectangles and squares in this interactive tutorial.
This is part of a series on the defining attributes of shapes. Click the links below.
- "The Search for Shapes: Tracking Triangles"
- The Search for Shapes: Recognizing Rectangles and Squares"
Type: Original Student Tutorial
Track down triangles based on their defining attributes for King Geo in this interactive tutorial. Learn what makes a triangle a triangle.
This is part of a series on the defining attributes of shapes. Click the links below.
- "The Search for Shapes: Tracking Triangles"
- The Search for Shapes: Recognizing Rectangles and Squares"
Type: Original Student Tutorial
Learn how to identify the similarities and differences in the number of sides of two-dimensional shapes in this interactive tutorial.
Type: Original Student Tutorial
