Perimeter

Find the perimeter of the shape above

Area and Perimeter

Summarize what area and perimeter is.  You can use examples to help you explain.

Rectangles and Squares

Why is it important to know properties of squares and rectangles?  How does knowing these properties make some things easier in the real world?

Rectangles

Solve for x and then find the length of each side.

Square and Rectangle

Write 1 difference and 1 similarity between a square and a rectangle.

Properties of Squares and Rectangles

What properties do you already know about squares and rectangles?  DO NOT LOOK UP ANY INFORMATION!

Tessellations

What are tessellations?

Constructions

What of your previous construction skills do you think you will need in order to construct a parallelogram?

Rotation

Rotate the following parallelogram 90 degrees clockwise at point (0,0).  Where is A, B, C, and D now located?

Rotation and Translation

In terms of Geometry...What is a rotation and a translation?

Reflecting

Reflect the parallelogram over x = 1.  Where are points A, B, C, and D now located?

Reflections

Reflect the following parallelogram over the y-axis.  What are the coordinates of J, K, L, and M now that it has been reflected?

Reflection

WITHOUT LOOKING ANYTHING UP!!

What is a reflection?  Where in your everyday life do you see reflections?

Parallelogram Problems

Solve for x and y...Then find the measure of each side.

Diagonals

Solve for x....then find the measure of each section of the diagonal.

Parallelogram Problems

Solve for x and y....then find the measure of angle F and D.

Parallelogram Problems

Find the measure of both angles.

Characteristics of a Parallelogram

Without using your notes or looking anything up...What characteristics can you tell me about the parallelogram above?