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Polygon Mobiles

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Students explore a variety of shapes and angles and create mobiles with information about a selected polygon. Both common and "not-so common" polygons are examined.

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heptagon, polygons, hexagons, octagons, pentagons, quadrilaterals, triangles

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decagon, dodecagon, heptagon, hexagon, nonagon, octagon, pentagon, quadrilateral, triangle, undecagon, math
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Resource Details

Grade
4th - 6th
Subjects
Math
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
1 hr
Instructional Strategies
Project-Based Learning
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Year
2006
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