MathsYears 7–8Geometry - Properties of Shapes

Properties of shapes

Identify and describe properties of 2D and 3D shapes; classify triangles and quadrilaterals

What you'll learn

  1. 1

    Imagine a square piece of paper. Fold it diagonally — you get a triangle with 3 sides and 3 corners! 🟩

  2. 2

    How many sides does a triangle have?

  3. 3

    Count the sides and corners of this shape. Drag to explore!

  4. 4

    Let's describe a rectangle together.

  5. 5

    Which shape has 4 equal sides and 4 right angles?

  6. 6

    Look at this pentagon. How many sides does it have? Count them!

  7. 7

    How many corners does a pentagon have?

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