Mathematics 5 curriculum guide 2015 I table of contents acknowledgements

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MATHEMATICS 5 CURRICULUM GUIDE 2015
Specific Outcomes
2-D AND 3-D GEOMETRY
Suggestions for Teaching and Learning
Students will be expected to:
Shape and Space (3-D Objects and 2-D Shapes)
5SS6 Identify and sort 
quadrilaterals, including:
• 
rectangles
• 
squares
• 
trapezoids
• 
parallelograms
• 
rhombi (or rhombuses)
according to their attributes.
(C, R, V)
In Grade 3, students sorted regular and irregular polygons, including 
triangles, quadrilaterals, pentagons, hexagons and octagons, according 
to their number of sides. Grade 5 students consider the attributes of
different types of quadrilaterals. Quadrilaterals are four-sided polygons.
Although rectangles are the most common in everyday life, students will 
work with many classes of quadrilaterals.
The quadrilateral family includes squares, rectangles, rhombi 
(rhombuses), parallelograms, kites and trapezoids, along with other
four-sided regular and non-regular shapes.
Some quadrilaterals do not fit into any of the above-listed 
classifications, e.g.:
Some students may enjoy the 
Quadrilateral Song
available online. Others 
may want to create their own version detailing the attributes of the 
different types of quadrilaterals.
5SS6.1 Identify and describe the 
characteristics of a pre-sorted set of 
quadrilaterals.
QUADRILATERAL 
 
PROPERTIES 
Parallelogram
A quadrilateral with two pairs 
of parallel sides. 
Rhombus 
A parallelogram with all sides 
equal in length. 
Rectangle 
A parallelogram with four right 
angles. 
Square 
A rectangle with all sides equal 
in length. 
Trapezoid 
A quadrilateral with one pair of 
parallel sides. 
Kite 
A quadrilateral with two pairs 
of equal adjacent sides. 
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