3.G.A.1

Shape Ninja

Loading Game...

Game Info for Teachers

COMBINED RATING

4.3 Stars

TEACHERS (126)

4.4

STUDENTS (23876)

4.2

LENGTH

11 Minutes

GRADES

CAPABILITIES

iPad Support

Spanish Language Support

Text-to-Speech Support

Description

Learn about the different Quadrilaterals and their properties as you help our resident Technician collect as many shapes as you can inside HQ's Virtual Space Level!

Vocabulary Words

quadrilateral

square

vertices

sides

angles

equal

parallel

rectangle

right angle

rhombus

90 degrees

parallelogram

trapezoid

irregular quadrilaterals

Instructions

Play through this interactive game to learn about Define Quadrilaterals By Similarities. Suitable for Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5.

Main Concepts

A square is also a rectangle.

Irregular quadrilaterals may not fit any of the subcategories of quadrilaterals.

Explicitly relate and combine classifications (4 sides with 2 sets of parallel lines)

Quadrilaterals are four sided figures with 4 vertices.

A rectangle is a four sided shape where every angle is a right angle (90 degrees) and opposite sides are parallel and of equal length.

A rhombus is a four sided shape where all sides have equal length, opposite sides are parallel and opposite angles are equal.

A square has equal sides, opposite sides are parallel and every angle is a right angle.

A parallelogram has opposite sides parallel, opposite sides equal in length, and opposite angles are equal.

A trapezoid has a pair of sides parallel.

Squares, rectangles and rhombuses are all parallelograms.

Analyze shapes for their properties (Number of sides, types of angles, parallel sides, perpendicular sides).

Compare 2-D shapes by their properties.

Draw quadrilaterals that do not meet any of the subcategories.

Discussion Questions

Before the Game

How can you explain the difference between different types of shapes? What shapes do you know that have four sides? What is the difference between a square and a rectangle?