Grade 5 PROBLEM OF THE WEEK

Name _____________________________________________________________
Grade 5
PROBLEM OF THE WEEK
(5.M.G.04 I can classify 2D figures in a hierarchy.)
Read the problem and Underline the Question
Boston loved learning about shapes. One day, while he was on Spring break he
was looking up all different facts about two-dimensional shapes. He found this
chart on the internet.
POLYGON
QUADRILATERAL
O
M
BU
S
CT
AN
RH
GL
E
P
RE
A
TR
PARALLELOGRAM
D
OI
EZ
SQUARE
E
GL
N
IA
TR
Based on the chart that Boston found online, he made some conclusions. Use the
diagram to help fill in the blanks about 2-dimensional shapes.
A trapezoid is a quadrilateral, but not a _________________________.
A square is a ______________________ and a ____________________.
A ______________, ________________, and _____________________ are all
parallelograms.
A rectangle is a _________________, but not a rhombus.
Can you come up with two of your own conclusions based on the chart?
1)________________________________________________________________
2)________________________________________________________________
Part 2: Construct a tree diagram or your own chart to illustrate the hierarchy of two
dimensional shapes. Use the shapes given in the chart, and ADD MORE IF YOU
KNOW MORE!
__________________________________________________________________
Justify Your Answer and Explain how you got there.
Name ANSWER KEY
Grade 5
PROBLEM OF THE WEEK-ANSWER KEY
(5.M.G.04 I can classify 2D figures in a hierarchy.)
Read the problem and Underline the Question
Boston loved learning about shapes. One day, while he was on Spring break he
was looking up all different facts about two-dimensional shapes. He found this
chart on the internet.
POLYGON
QUADRILATERAL
PARALLELOGRAM
ID
ZO
O
M
BU
S
CT
AN
RH
GL
E
PE
RE
A
TR
SQUARE
E
GL
N
IA
TR
Based on the chart that Boston found online, he made some conclusions. Use the
diagram to help fill in the blanks about 2-dimensional shapes.
A trapezoid is a quadrilateral, but not a PARALLELOGRAM.
A square is a RHOMBUS and a RECTANGLE.
A RHOMBUS, RECTANGLE, and SQUARE are all parallelograms.
A rectangle is a SQUARE, but not a rhombus.
Can you come up with two of your own conclusions based on the chart?
1) Student answers may vary. Example: Not all quadrilaterals all parallelograms.
2) Student answers may vary. Example: Not all polygons are quadrilaterals.
Part 2: Construct a tree diagram or your own chart to illustrate the hierarchy of two
dimensional shapes. Use the shapes given in the chart, and ADD MORE IF YOU
KNOW MORE!
Possible chart/diagram...
POLYGON
QUADRILATERAL
PARALLELOGRAM
RHOMBUS
TRIANGLE
TRAPEZOID
RECTANGLE
SQUARE
__________________________________________________________________
Justify Your Answer and Explain how you got there.
Justification of Answers Will Vary