Geometry in Everyday Things

Geometry in Everyday ThingsSome common shapesA triangle has three sides.A square has four equal sides and four right angles.A rectangle has four sides and four right angles.A circle has a center point and an outer circumference.You see these shapes in many places.More shapesA pentagon has five sides.A hexagon has six sides.An octagon has eight sides.What shape do you see in this trillium flower?SquareTriangleRectangle

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What shape are most of the stones in this structure?SquareHexagonRectangle

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Draw the shape of these paving stones.

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What shape does a sand dollar remind you of?PentagonTriangleCircle

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Draw the shape that you see most in this picture.

Discuss: If you were flying above a pyramid, looking down at it, what shape would the base of the pyramid form?

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What shape does a honeycomb cell resemble?TrianglePentagonHexagon

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Stop signPetuniasPlanet JupiterPentagonCircleOctagonDoes a snowflake resemble a hexagon?HexagonSnowflakes

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