1. Look at the lines below and label them Parallel, Horizontal or Vertical. a) b) c)
2. Look around the classroom and find 3 examples of horizontal, vertical and parallel lines. Sketch each object in your copy and mark in the lines.
Parallel Lines
These two lines are parallel. Parallel lines are straight lines that run alongside each other in the same direction and never meet. They are always the same distance apart.
3. Look at the shapes below and mark in the parallel lines with arrows. The first one has been done for you.
a) b) c) d)
e) f)
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4. In your copy, draw 3 shapes that have a set of parallel lines. Do not use any of the shapes from question 3.
Strand: Shape and Space 118
Curriculum Objectives: Identify, describe and classify oblique and perpendicular lines;
draw, discuss and describe intersecting lines and their angles;
classify angles as greater than, less than or equal to a right angle;