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Year 7 · Mathematics and statistics · Geometry

Triangles and angles in polygons

Classifying triangles, angle sums of triangles, quadrilaterals and polygons, exterior angles and regular polygons.

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  • 3D lesson: Triangles and angles in polygons — Tear the corners off a 3D triangle to see why its angles make 180°, classify triangles, then split polygons into triangles to find interior and exterior angles.
  • Teacher presentation — slides to put on the projector.
  • Worksheets at three levels — Tūī (support), Kererū (core) and Kea (extension), each with an answer key on the last page.
  • Online practice — assign it to your class in the Crateclass classroom and the results come back by themselves.

Written for Te Mātaiaho, Phase 3 (Years 7–8), with New Zealand places, money and native birds.

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