Geometric Shapes can be so much fun to lea about! They are all unique in their own way, much like all of you!! 

Vocabulary: 

• Quadrilateral: A polygon with four sides and four angles.  Ex. Rectangle, rhombus. 
• Side: Line segments of a polygon. 
• Symmetry: A plane figure that can be folded along a line so the two parts match. 
• Trapezoid: A quadrilateral with one pair of parallel sides. 
• Vertex: The point where two sides meet. 
• Right Angle: An angle that is 90 degrees. 
• Parallelogram: A quadrilateral where opposite sides are parallel.

Students will create a geometric animal. 

Process: 

1. You will research any of the geometric shapes below: 

• triangle 
• square 
• rectangle 
• rhombus
• quadrilateral 
• trapezoid

2. You will choose any animal in the world (real or make believe) whichever you would like to do and that you could graphically represent using only geometric shapes. 

3. Research the animal to get background history for the background information piece of this activity. Include as much factual information if the animal is real and if the animal is not real, you must present "facts" as if the animal is real. 

4. Include animal habitat, adaptations, needs for survival, and a detailed description of your animal. 

5. Once you have done research, begin to sketch your animal our using only geometric shapes. You may choose to use construction paper and cut the shapes out, or another method of art.