1. Focus on 2011-2012

2. Can you spell each word correctly ?

3. Do you know the definition of each word?

4. Essential Question How are geometric shapes identified?

5. There are many different geometric shapes.

6. circle circle – a shape that is round.

7. square square- a rectangle whose four sides are of equal length.

8. triangle triangle- a three- sided polygon

9. rectangle rectangle- a shape with four sides. Each side of the shape is the same length as the side opposite it.

10. cone cone – a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point.

11. cylinder cylinder – a solid bound by a cylindrical surface and two parallel bases

12. hexagon hexagon- a shape with six sides.

13. octagon octagon – a figure having eight sides and eight angles.

14. pentagon pentagon- a shape with five sides with five angles inside of it.

15. equilateral triangle equilateral triangle- a triangle with equal sides and equal angles.

16. isosceles triangle isosceles triangle- a triangle which has two sides exactly the same length.

17. scalene triangle scalene triangle- a triangle with no equal sides or angles.

18. sphere sphere – a solid figure that has the shape of a ball.

19. cube cube - a three- dimensional shape with six square or rectangular sides.