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Properties of Quadrilaterals: Tuesday Introduction (Part A) |
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Cathy Humphreys introduces the Properties of Quadrilaterals task. The lesson is introduced by explaining the students’ roles and responsibilities to carry out the investigation. The teacher models how to gather information for the tinkering stage of the investigative process. She also poses the math problem in the context of a kite making company. The kite making company uses sticks to make kites. The investigation involves how two sticks will be selected and positioned to determine the shape of a kite. She creates a purpose for exploring the key factors (length, intersection point, and angle position) that define the shape of a quadrilateral. She introduces manipulatives (different and like length strips with holes and a brad) and demonstrates how one quadrilateral might be determined by the arrangement of the diagonals. She demonstrates how the stick might be used to draw a rhombus.
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