Properties of Quadrilaterals

State/National/Common Core Standards:

CCSS.Math.Content.4.G.A.2 Classify two-dimensional figures based on the
presence or absence of parallel or perpendicular lines, or the presence or
absence of angles of a specified size. Recognize right triangles as a category,
and identify right triangles

Possible / Anticipated Hiccups in
Understanding
Possible / Anticipated Explanations /
Resolutions
Quadrilaterals can be classified
using only the number of sides
(ex: I know this is a square
because it has four sides) and
appearance, rather than by the
mathematical properties. I know
this is _____ because ____.
Separate identification of
squares, rectangles,
parallelograms, rhombuses leads
to confusion when realizing that
they are all quadrilaterals, and
therefore have similar properties
(ex: a square is a rhombus)
Categorizing quadrilaterals
based on their properties
(interior angles, side length,
parallel and perpendicular lines)
Experience identifying, drawing
and classifying quadrilaterals,
looking for similarities and
differences within the
quadrilateral category

1) Introduction
Each S will get a index card with a square, rectangle, rhombus or parallelogram drawn onto the card.
The card will have the side length, and angle measure written on the paper.
I will also have an easiteach slide on the board with those shapes as well. The angles and side
lengths will be measured as well. Introduce: what does quadrilateral mean?
Write quadrilateral on board
Wait, restate or say a quadrilateral is a shape with 4 sides. Quad means four, and lateral
means side. Write definition.
How many angles do quadrilaterals have? Re-state or state quadrilaterals have four angles
Ask: Are all the shapes on this board quadrilaterals? Or do all of these shapes have 4 sides?
Yes! Circle all the quadrilaterals using red and label
Great! Do you know any other names for these shapes? (anticipated response: squares, rectangles)
Think out loud: What makes a square different than a rectangle?
State: Today we are going to make some observations to help us figure this one out.
We are going to look at, the length of the sides, parallel and perpendicular lines, and angles.
Look at the shape you have on your card.
I want you to answer the following questions
1.Are the sides of my shape the same length?
2.Does my shape have parallel lines? (never cross or intersect) How many?
3.Does my shape have right angles? How many?
4.Does my shape have perpendicular lines? (Lines that intersect to form a right angle.)
How many?
Read the questions and have the whole class say what parallel lines, perpendicular lines, and right
angles are
Model: I have a card with this shape on it (a square) lets see, does this shape have parallel lines?
Yes, write down the lines that are parallel. Does my shape have right angles? Yes, there are 4 90
degree angles, write down 4 90 degree angles, are the lines perpendicular? Yes! Write down that the
lines are perpendicular.
State: Now you are going to do the same thing with YOUR shape.
Regroup after a few minutes.
State: A parallelogram has two pairs of parallel sides.
Raise your hand if you have 2 pairs of parallel sides. (everyone)
Wow! Circle all the shapes in green label and state, we just found another group within the
quadrilateral family.
State: A rectangle is a parallelogram which has four right angles.
Raise your hand if your shape has four right angles
Awesome! Circle all the shapes that have 4 right angles in blue and label. Rectangles are
another group of quadrilaterals.
State: A Rhombus is a parallelogram with equal sides.
Raise your hand if your shape has equal sides * When sides are the same they are
CONGRUENT
Ok. . .so we have some shapes that are BOTH they have 4 equal sides, and 4 right angles.
We are going to have some overlap between the rhombus group and the rectangle group.
Move shapes as needed and circle and label in yellow.
Think out loud: Hm, what are these shapes that live in the rhombus, rectangle, parallelogram,
quadrilateral family?
State: A square is a rectangle with four equal sides, and four right angles!
Label the circle formed by the overlap of the rhombus and rectangle group.
end will look like this

2) Quick Review:
So we just made an awesome visual that will help us to remember the properties of all these
quadrilaterals. I am going to print it out so that you all can look at it when you practice identifying
quadrilaterals. (print!)
Now we are going to split into stations.
3) State Lesson Objective(s):
1.I can identify, compare and analyze the properties of rectangles, rhombi, squares and parallelograms
using vocabulary to describe the properties
2. I can identify parallel and perpendicular lines
3. I can identify acute, obtuse, straight, right and reflex angles
4) Procedures / Script
Stations For Rotations:
Computers: New games in blue, old in black.
Quadrilateral shoot: S practice identifying parallelograms, rhombi, squares and rectangles by
shooting them with stars.
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/mathgames/geometry/shapeshoot/QuadShapesShoot.htm
Interactive quadrilateral, S can manipulate a interactive quadrilateral to learn more about the
relationship between angles, side length etc. http://www.mathsisfun.com/geometry/quadrilaterals-
interactive.html
New challenges on Manga High ( I added a link because I think S were trying to log into a different
class/different school, I tried S passwords and usernames and was able to log on)

Ms.Rachel
These are directions for the web version, boards can be printed out. I would like to introduce it and add the
web version to the site so that they can practice factors and multiples.
The product game: Player 1 puts a marker on a number in the factor list. The markers are the green
rectangles at the ends of the number line 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9 at the bottom of the applet: a horizontal
rectangle at the right and a vertical rectangle at the left. Click and drag a marker to a number in this number
line. You can start with either marker. No space on the product grid fills in with Player 1's color because only
one factor has been marked; it takes two factors to make a product. (You can fill in names for the players in
the applet!)
Player 2 puts the other marker on any number in the factor list (including the same number marked by
Player 1). The space on the product grid containing the product of the two factors marked is colored in with
Player 2's color.
Player 1 moves either one of the markers to another number and the new product is filled in with Player 1's
color.
Each player, in turn, moves a marker and the space with the product is marked with the proper color. If a
product is already colored, the player does not get a mark for that turn. The winner is the first player to mark
four spaces in a row -- up and down, across, or diagonally.

Independent Work
Quadrilateral Word Search (Puzzle where S. find the words:quadrilateral, parallel, equal, rectangle,
square, line etc.)
Quadrilateral sort. S will use a flow chart to sort various quadrilaterals.