Discovering the Properties of Trapezoids, Kites and Midsegments
Trapezoids, kites and midsegments worksheet that has students measure the sides, angles and diagonals of given figures to discover each shape's properties, then state those properties in fill-in sentences.
- Grades
- Grades 7–9
- File type
- Microsoft Word
- Subject
- Geometry, Math
- Topic
- Properties, Trapezoids
- Resource types
- Worksheets
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This study worksheet includes an answer key!
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Teaching tips & learning objectives
Learning objectives
Identify the side, angle and diagonal properties of isosceles trapezoids and kites
Describe how a trapezoid's midsegment relates to its bases
Teaching tips
Check students' measurements against the answer key before they write the property statements, since one misread angle can lead to a wrong conclusion.
Skills covered
Measuring — using a ruler and protractor on each figure to find its properties
Writing definitions — completing backwards definitions for each quadrilateral term
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Core concepts
Isosceles trapezoid
Kite
Midsegment
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