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Here are some specific activities, investigations or visual aids we have picked out. Click anywhere in the grey area to access the resource. The options may go beyong the scope of this level of the Functional Skills requirements.

• Angles in a Triangle Video A reminder of how to use the fact that the angles in a triangle sum to 180 degrees to find the size of unmarked angles in triangular diagrams.
• Angles in a Triangle A self marking exercise involving calculating the unknown angle in a triangle.
• Different types of Triangle Euclid and his friends explain how many different kinds of triangle there are.
• Polygons Name the polygons and show the number of lines and order of rotational symmetry.
• Online Logo An online version of the Logo programming language with 30 mathematical challenges.
• Area shapes Investigate polygons with an area of 4 square units. This is your starting point, you can decide how to proceed.
• Polygon Angle Explorer Barbara Bug walks around a regular hexagon turning through each of the exterior angles as she goes.
• Shapes In The Stars Join up the stars to find the hidden regular polygons.
• Polygon Angles Video A concise reminder about angles, both interior and exterior, in regular and irregular polygons.
• Polygon Angles A mixture of problems related to calculating the interior and exterior angles of polygons.
• Tessellations Drag the shapes onto the canvas to create tessellating patterns then try the tessellations quiz.
• Polygon Pieces Arrange the nine pieces of the puzzle on the grid to make different polygons.
• Polygon Profiles A visual aid about the properties of regular polygons designed to be projected onto a whiteboard for whole class exposition.
• Polybragging The Transum version of the Top Trumps game played online with the properties of polygons.
• Polygon Properties Connect the names of the polygons with the descriptions of their properties.
• Polygon Hunting Find all the polygons that can be drawn by joining dots on this seven dot grid.

Here are some exam-style questions on this statement:

• "The diagram shows two triangles, ABD and BCD." ... more
• "A number of regular pentagons and squares are arranged around the outside of a large blue regular polygon. Just the lower part of the arrangement is shown below." ... more

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Click on a topic below for suggested lesson Starters, resources and activities from Transum.

• Shape This topic is aimed at the learners of basic geometry, which is the study of size, shape and position. More than other areas of mathematics this topic helps pupils to learn about the definitions and properties of basic shapes. There are many activities provided ranging from simple shape naming games to applying more advanced formulas and theorems. The most popular activities however are those involving pupils to count the number of triangles or rectangles in patterns and come up with effective strategies and justifications for their answers. The work pupils produce for this topic can make very good display material. The use of colour can enhance the diagrams and make the learning environment more conducive to study. There are many connections between the mathematics of shape and Art. There are fascinating works of art based on symmetry, tessellations and transformations.