You will need straws or lollipop sticks to complete the following activity. 1.
a) Use your straws to make a square. b) With your partner, point out the parallel lines and the perpendicular lines. c) Now use more straws or lollipop sticks to add a diagonal line across the square. d) How many sets of parallel lines are there?
2.
a) Use your straws to make a rectangle. b) With your partner, point out the parallel lines and the perpendicular lines. c) Now use more straws or lollipop sticks to add a diagonal line across the rectangle.
d) How many sets of parallel lines are there? 3.
a) Use your straws to make a hexagon. b) With your partner, point out the parallel lines and the perpendicular lines. c) Now use more straws or lollipop sticks to add a diagonal line across the hexagon. d) How many sets of parallel lines are there?
4. Look at the angles below and say whether they are greater than (>), less than (<) or equal to (=) a right angle. Label each angle acute, obtuse or right angle.