Shapes and Volume

Lesson 12

Math

Unit 3

5th Grade

Lesson 12 of 16

Objective


Classify quadrilaterals based on the presence or absence of one pair of parallel sides. Define trapezoids as quadrilaterals with at least one pair of parallel sides.

Common Core Standards


Core Standards

  • 5.G.B.3 — Understand that attributes belonging to a category of two-dimensional figures also belong to all subcategories of that category. For example, all rectangles have four right angles and squares are rectangles, so all squares have four right angles.
  • 5.G.B.4 — Classify two-dimensional figures in a hierarchy based on properties.

Foundational Standards

  • 4.G.A.2

Criteria for Success


  1. Understand that a trapezoid is a quadrilateral with at least one pair of parallel sides. 
  2. Sort figures into trapezoids and non-trapezoids.
  3. Classify trapezoids into a hierarchy based on properties (MP.7).
  4. Use and understand the notation to denote parallel sides in a figure.

Tips for Teachers


“In the U.S., that the term ‘trapezoid’ may have two different meanings. In their study The Classification of Quadrilaterals (Information Age Publishing, 2008), Usiskin et al. call these the exclusive and inclusive definitions:

  • T(E): a trapezoid is a quadrilateral with exactly one pair of parallel sides
  • T(I): a trapezoid is a quadrilateral with at least one pair of parallel sides.

These different meanings result in different classifications at the analytic level. According to T(E), a parallelogram is not a trapezoid; according to T(I), a parallelogram is a trapezoid. Both definitions are legitimate. However, Usiskin et al. conclude, ‘The preponderance of advantages to the inclusive definition of trapezoid has caused all the articles we could find on the subject, and most college-bound geometry books, to favor the inclusive definition.’” (Geometry Progression, p. 3). Thus, the inclusive definition is used below and throughout the curriculum.

 

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Anchor Tasks

25-30 minutes


Problem 1

Someone sorted some shapes as shown below.

a.   What is similar about the two groups of figures? What term(s) can we use to describe all of the shapes? 

b.   What is different about the two groups of shapes?

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References

Achievement First Grade 5, Unit 8, Unit Plan (2016-2017)Diagram

Grade 5, Unit 8, Unit Plan (2016-2017) is made available by Achievement First as a part of their Open Source web portal under a CC BY 4.0 license. Copyright © 1999-2017 Achievement First. Accessed Feb. 6, 2018, 12:55 p.m..

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Problem 2

Decide whether each of the following statements are true or false. If it is false, rewrite the statement so that it is true.

a.   A trapezoid is always a quadrilateral.

b.   A quadrilateral is never a trapezoid.

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References

Illustrative Mathematics Always, Sometimes, Never

Always, Sometimes, Never, accessed on March 8, 2017, 11:39 a.m., is licensed by Illustrative Mathematics under either the CC BY 4.0 or CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. For further information, contact Illustrative Mathematics.

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Institute for Mathematics and Education Photo: Progressions for the Common Core State Standards in Mathematics (Geometry, K-6)5.G.4 (p. 18)

Progressions for the Common Core State Standards in Mathematics (Geometry, K-6), by the Common Core Standards Writing Team is made available by Institute for Mathematics and Education, University of Arizona. © 2007 The Arizona Board of Regents. All contents copyrighted. All rights reserved. Accessed May 17, 2018, 4:49 p.m.. For updates and more information about the Progressions, see http://ime.math.arizona.edu/progressions.

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Problem Set

15-20 minutes


Discussion of Problem Set

  • Look at #4. Do you agree with Josie or Kevin? Why? 
  • Look at #7. Look at the shapes that are trapezoids that he classified as non-trapezoids. What do they all have in common? 

Target Task

5-10 minutes


Problem 1

What attributes do quadrilaterals and trapezoids share?

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Problem 2

What attributes do trapezoids have that not all quadrilaterals have? 

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Additional Practice


The Extra Practice Problems can be used as additional practice for homework, during an intervention block, etc. Daily Word Problems and Fluency Activities are aligned to the content of the unit but not necessarily to the lesson objective, therefore feel free to use them anytime during your school day.

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Classify trapezoids based on the presence of one or two sets of parallel sides. Define parallelograms as trapezoids with two sets of parallel sides.

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Topic A: Volume of Three-Dimensional Figures

Topic B: Classification of Two-Dimensional Shapes

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