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Polygons And Polyhedra

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High schoolers recognize and name two-dimensional and three-dimensional geometric figures. One group of students will extend the study of polygons to quadrilaterals while another group of high schoolers will extend the study of polygons to quadrilaterals.

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polygons, 2-d shapes, 2-d, polyhedra, 3-d figures, 3-d

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polygons, polyhedra, math
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Grade
9th - 12th
Subjects
Math
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