PROPERTIES OF 2DSHAPES
Take a look at some of the language used to describe the properties
of 2-dimensional (2D) shapes below:
curved longer
v
sides
straight shorter 2-dimensional equal
vertex/vertices symmetry length
5.
PROPERTIES OF 2DSHAPES
Take a look at some of the language used to describe the properties
of 2-dimensional (2D) shapes below:
obtuse angle right angle acute angle
6.
CIRCLE
1 curved side
0vertices
almost infinite lines of
symmetry
Sum of interior angle
is 360°
How many curved
sides?
How many vertices?
How many lines of
symmetry?
What do all the
interior angles
measure?
7.
TRIANGLE
3 straight sides
3vertices
up to 3 lines of
symmetry
3 interior angles
How many straight
sides?
How many vertices?
How many lines of
symmetry?
How many interior
angles?
3 acute angles
What type of angles
can you see in this
shape?
Challenge: What is the sum of all interior
angles in a triangle?
180°
8.
SQUARE
4 straight sides
4equal length sides
4 vertices
4 lines of symmetry
4 interior angles
4 right angles
How many straight
sides?
How many vertices?
How many lines of
symmetry?
How many interior
angles?
What type of angles
can you see in this
shape?
What does each
interior angle
measure?
each interior angle is
90°
90° 90°
90° 90°
Challenge: What is the sum of all interior
angles in a quadrilateral?
360°
9.
TRAPEZIUM
4 straight sides
2equal length sides
4 vertices
1 line of symmetry
4 interior angles
2 acute angles
2 obtuse angles
How many
straight sides?
How many vertices?
How many lines of
symmetry?
How many interior
angles?
What type of angles
can you see in this
shape?
10.
RECTANGLE
4 straight sides
2long sides
2 short sides
4 vertices
2 lines of symmetry
4 interior angles
4 right angles
How many straight
sides?
How many vertices?
How many lines of
symmetry?
How many interior
angles?
What type of angles
can you see in this
shape?
What does each
interior angle
measure?
each interior angle is
90°
90° 90°
90° 90°
11.
RHOMBUS
4 straight sides
4equal length sides
4 vertices
2 lines of symmetry
4 interior angles
2 acute angles
2 obtuse angles
How many straight
sides?
How many vertices?
How many lines of
symmetry?
How many interior
angles?
What type of angles
can you see in this
shape?
How many pairs of
interior angles?
2 pairs of interior
angles
12.
REGULAR PENTAGON
5 straightsides
5 vertices
up to 5 lines of
symmetry
5 interior angles
5 obtuse angles
How many
straight sides?
How many vertices?
How many lines of
symmetry?
How many interior
angles?
What type of angles
can you see in this
shape?
13.
REGULAR HEXAGON
6 straightsides
6 vertices
up to 6 lines of
symmetry
6 interior angles
How many
straight sides?
How many vertices?
How many lines of
symmetry?
How many interior
angles?
What type of angles
can you see in this
shape?
6 obtuse angles
14.
REGULAR HEPTAGON
7 straightsides
7 vertices
up to 7 lines of
symmetry
7 interior angles
How many
straight sides?
How many vertices?
How many lines of
symmetry?
How many interior
angles?
What type of angles
can you see in this
shape?
7 obtuse angles
15.
REGULAR OCTAGON
8 straightsides
8 vertices
up to 8 lines of
symmetry
8 interior angles
How many
straight sides?
How many vertices?
How many lines of
symmetry?
How many interior
angles?
What type of angles
can you see in this
shape?
8 obtuse angles
16.
REGULAR NONAGON
9 straightsides
9 vertices
up to 9 lines of
symmetry
9 interior angles
How many
straight sides?
How many vertices?
How many lines of
symmetry?
How many interior
angles?
What type of angles
can you see in this
shape?
9 obtuse angles
17.
REGULAR DECAGON
10 straightsides
10 vertices
up to 10 lines of
symmetry
10 interior angles
How many
straight sides?
How many vertices?
How many lines of
symmetry?
How many interior
angles?
What type of angles
can you see in this
shape?
10 obtuse angles
U&A TASKS
Write yourown clues to describe a
2D shape for someone at home to
guess!
You can choose any 2D shape. Make
sure to describe angles and sides.
PRACTICE TASKS
- Threestraight side
- Three equal angles
- Same length sides
- One line of symmetry
- Four straight sides
- Opposite sides are the same
length, two short and two long
- Four angles, all right angles
- Two lines of symmetry
- Four straight sides
- Sides are all the same length
- Four angles, all right angles
- Four lines of symmetry
- Four straight sides
- Sides are different lengths
- Four angles, two are right
angles and other two are
different sizes
- No lines of symmetry
26.
PRACTICE TASKS
- Fourstraight sides
- Four angles (diagonal are the
same)
- Two sets of parallel lines
- Eight straight sides
- Eight equal angles
- Eight lines of symmetry
- Five straight sides
- Five equal angles
- Five lines of symmetry
- Ten straight sides
- Ten equal angles
- Ten lines of symmetry
27.
U&A TASKS
ANSWERS
Write yourown clues to describe a
2D shape for someone at home to
guess!
You can choose any 2D shape. Make
sure to describe angles and sides.
Various answers
rectangle