Headline Story
Geometry, #3
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Introduction
Read the Headline Story to the students. Encourage them to make sketches.
Headline Story
Amelia will draw a figure with 4 straight sides with at least 2 sides parallel to each other. How many right angles will Amelia’s figure have?
Possible student responses
- Amelia can draw a parallelogram with either 0 right angles or 4 right angles.
- She can draw a trapezoid with 0 right angles or 2 right angles.
- If Amelia draws a parallelogram with 4 right angles, she will draw a rectangle.
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