Investigate the shapes made when rectangles are cut on the diagonal
I can describe the shapes made when rectangles are cut on the diagonal.
Investigate the shapes made when rectangles are cut on the diagonal
I can describe the shapes made when rectangles are cut on the diagonal.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- An angle can be exactly a right angle.
- An angle can be less than or greater than a right angle.
- When you cut a square using two diagonal lines, you get four identical triangles.
- When you cut a rectangle that is not a square using two diagonal lines, you get two pairs of identical triangles.
Common misconception
Pupils may find it hard to recognise when an angle is greater than a right angle.
You can model this by trying to move the obtuse angle (though pupils don't need to know the term yet) within a right angle checker. They should be able to see that it is too large to fit.
Keywords
Diagonal - A straight line connecting one vertex to another, but is not the side or edge.
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