Types of Angles and Shapes
Subject : Mathematics
Class : Basic 6 / Primary 6 /Grade 6
Term : Third Term / 3rd Term
Week : Week 6
Topic : Types of Angles and Shapes
Behavioural Objectives : At the end of the lesson, the pupils should be able to
- Explain the meaning of triangles
- Give examples of triangles
- Mention types of triangles
- Say the properties of triangles
Previous Knowledge : Pupils have previous knowledge of Polygons and plane figure that was taught in the previous lesson
Instructional Materials :
- Pictures
- Wall Posters
- Related Online Videos
- Role Playing
Reference Materials
- Scheme of Work
- Online Information
- Textbooks
- Workbooks
- 9 Year Basic Education Curriculum
Content :
Types of Angles and Shapes
Quadrilaterals
These are 4-sided plane shapes. They are rectangles, parallelograms, squares, rhombus,
kite and trapezium.
Rectangles
Opposite sides are equal.
Each of the interior angle is 90°.
Opposite sides are parallel
AB // CD
AD // BC
The two diagonals are AC and BD. Is AC = BD?
The two lines of symmetry are MN and ST. Is MN = ST?
Parallelograms
Opposite sides are equal and parallel.
A B
D C
None of the angles is equal to 90°
Is diagonal AC = BD?
How many lines of symmetry has parallelogram ABCD?
Squares
Opposite sides are equal parallel.
A B
D C
AB = CD = AD = BC
All the sides are equal.
Each of the interior angle is 90°.
Draw the lines of symmetry. How many are they?
Is AC = BD?
Rhombus
Opposite sides are equal and parallel. A B
C D
AB = CD and AD = BC
All the sides are equal.
AB = CD = AD = BC
None of the angles is equal to 90°.
Draw the diagonals AC and BD.
Measure AC and BD.
Is AC = BD?
How many lines of symmetry does a rhombus have?
Kite
Opposite sides are not equal.
How many lines of symmetry does a kite have?
Name them.
Draw the diagonals. How many are they?
Name the diagonals.
None of the interior angles is equal to 90°.
.
Trapezium
A pair of the opposite sides are parallel.
Two of the interior angles may be 90°.
How many lines of symmetry does a trapezium have?
These are two different types; see fig 1 and fig 2.
Draw the diagonals. How many are they?
Pentagon
A regular pentagon has 5 equal sides
and angles.
Here AB = BC = CD = DE = EA.
How many diagonals does a pentagon
have?
How many lines of symmetry does a
pentagon have?
Hexagon
A regular hexagon has 6 equal sides and
angles.
How many lines of symmetry does pentagon ABCDEF have?
Heptagon
A regular heptagon has 7 equal sides and angles.
Octagon
A regular octagon has 8 equal sides and
angles.
.
Properties of different prisms
Properties of a cube
It has 6 equal faces. Each face is a square
It has 12 straight edges
All the edges are equal
It has 8 vertices (corners).
Properties of a cuboid
A cuboid has 6 faces
Some faces are either a
square or a rectangle
It has 12 straight edges
It has 8 vertices (corners).
Properties of a cylinder
A cylinder has 2 plane faces
The 2 plane faces are circular
It has 1 curved face
It has 2 curved edges.
Properties of a triangular prism
Presentation
The topic is presented step by step
Step 1:
The class teacher revises the previous topics
Step 2.
He introduces the new topic
Step 3:
The class teacher allows the pupils to give their own examples and he corrects them when the needs arise
Evaluation :
Assignment :
Prepare for the next lesson by reading about
Types of Angles and Shapes