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Finding the Sum of the Exterior and Interior Angles of a Polygon Lesson PlanFinding the Sum of the Exterior and Interior Angles of a Polygon Lesson Plan
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Finding the Sum of the Exterior and Interior Angles of a Polygon

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Students find the sum of the angles of a polygon and construct a polygon given the number of sides. In this polygon lesson plan, students draw large polygons on the floor of the room. They measure the length of each side and the interior angles. They find the sum of the interior angles and the exterior angles. They construct a polygon and find the exterior angles given a particular number of sides.

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angle measurement, polygons, 2-d shapes, 2-d

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angle measurements, linear measurements, polygons, math
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8th - 10th
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Math
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