Grade
4

Same & Different: Pattern Block Angles

Look at the two pictures. What do you notice?

A: A parallelogram next to a hexagon on a line. The parallelogram has an angle of 60 degrees. The angle of the hexagon is unknown. B: A rhombus and a trapezoid form a right angle. The trapezoid has an angle of 60 degrees. The angle of the rhombus is unknown.
  1. How are pictures A and B mathematically the same, and how are they different?
    • A and B are the same because …
    • A and B are different because …
  2. Make a third angle drawing. Explain how your picture is the same as pictures A and B, and how it is different.
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