Instructions

1) Research from the selected websites below to find out what qualities your shape has (What makes a pentagon a pentagon?)

Websites to use:

Math Is Fun

Ducksters

2) Search for an item/object out in the real world that has that shape (in your home, school, library, etc)

3) Find the perimeter of the item.

4) In your blog post
   Make sure to include:

          * Name of shape
          * Number of sides
          * The website you used
          * Where you found your shape in the real world
          * Measurement of each side of the shape
          * Perimeter of the shape (Show your work!)
          * Picture of the object
        
           
LET'S GET STARTED: 

Group 1 - Pentagon
Group 2 - Trapezoid
Group 3 - Hexagon
Group 4 - Parallelogram

Here are some pictures and videos that may help you:


                                Polygon examples

www.exchange.smarttech.com

How to find Perimeter

                                          

Video courtesy of: FreeSchool

A video about polygons

                                           

Video courtesy of :Happy Learning

Note to parents: This engagement activity is intended to help students recall their prior knowledge on geometric shapes and to prepare them for the math chapter ahead.
CCSS:
5.G.B.3 Understand that attributes belonging to a category of two-dimensional figures also belong to all subcategories of that category.