Building New Shapes
Aligned to 1.G.A.2 — Common Core State Standards for Mathematics.
What this lesson teaches
We can put shapes together to make a new, bigger shape.
Worked example
Two triangles can be pushed together to make a square. The two small shapes become one new shape.
Practice questions
- What shape can you make from 2 squares side by side?
- How many triangles make a square?
- Can you build a bigger triangle from smaller triangles?
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Construir figuras nuevas
Podemos juntar figuras para hacer una figura nueva más grande.
Ejemplo: Dos triángulos se pueden juntar para hacer un cuadrado. Las dos figuras pequeñas se vuelven una figura nueva.
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