In this lesson, students learn more about the characteristics of parallelograms by folding paper and measuring the angles in a parallelogram. Students use a ruler and protractor to draw parallelograms with given properties. Then, students use a ruler and protractor to draw a rectangle. Included are examples, discussion questions, and challenge problems. Interventions are given for ELL students and students with special needs.

Concepts

parallelograms, angles, measurement, quadrilaterals

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Additional Tags

congruent, protractor, supplementary, rectangle, parallelogram

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
• The intended use for this resource is Instructional