Problem Solving
How do you use what you have learned to problem solve?
Goal:
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Practice!
Goal: Apply what you have learned about describing shapes to solve a riddle.
It is fun to travel to hunt for shapes! Shapes are everywhere. You can even find them in your home! Logan made a shape riddle to teach his friends and family how to describe a shape.
This shape has 4 sides. All 4 sides are the same length. It has 4 right angles. What shape is it?
Can you solve Logan's riddle? You will need a piece of lined paper. Click each tab to solve Logan's riddle!
This shape has 4 sides. All 4 sides are the same length. It has 4 right angles. What shape is it?
The first step is to read. Write down the riddle. Then read the riddle again! What shape comes to your mind after reading the riddle?
This shape has 4 sides. All 4 sides are the same length. It has 4 right angles. What shape is it? The senctence This shape has 4 sides is highlighted.
The first sentence gives you the number of sides. The shape has four sides. You can use this to decide if the shape is a quadrilateral or a triangle.
Question
Is the shape a quadrilateral or a triangle?
The shape is a quadrilateral! That is because quadrilaterals have 4 sides.
This shape has 4 sides. All 4 sides are the same length. It has 4 right angles. What shape is it? The sentence All 4 sides are the same length. is highlighted.
You know that the shape is a quadrilateral. The second sentence tells you about the sides of the shape. All of the sides are the same length.
Question
Which quadrilaterals have the same length for all of their sides?
A square or a rhombus!
This shape has 4 sides. All 4 sides are the same length. It has 4 right angles. What shape is it? The sentence It has 4 right angles is highlighted.
You know that the shape is a square or a rhombus. The third sentence tells you about the angles of the shape. The shape has 4 right angles.
Question
Which shape has 4 right angles, a square or a rhombus?
A square!
This shape has 4 sides. All 4 sides are the same length. It has 4 right angles. What shape is it?
You know the shape from Logan’s riddle! Draw the shape underneath the riddle on your piece of paper. Then write the shape’s name underneath your drawing.
Question
What shape did Logan find?
Logan found a square!
Now it is your turn to make a shape riddle! Pick one of the shapes below. On a piece of paper, copy the sentences for either a triangle or a quadrilateral, including the blanks. Fill in the blanks to create a riddle for your friends and family!
Quadrilateral:
Triangle: