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A set of manipulatives that are used in elementary math instruction. They can be used in a variety of manners from basic sorting activities and geometric shape exploration to higher level math skills. One person felt.... A really badly implemented idea being used in grade school curriculum for teaching geometry.
The concept is to use a set of simple shapes called "power polygons" as tools. These tools are used for tasks such as assembling more complex shapes.
This idea, by itself, could be very good for teaching children how to visualize shapes and to break the shapes down. However, this idea of power polygons have become nothing more than another abused idea to create overly convoluted problems and explanations.
Examples (using my wording):
(Given a shape such as an isosceles trapezoid)
Determine the degrees in a given angle using power polygons.
(Given a shape such as a large isosceles triangle)
Divide the shape into power polygons.
At first glance this may seem like an interesting way to explain shapes, but it usually degenerates into overly complicated assignments that children do not understand and completion is usually dependent on outside help such as from parents.
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What is an open polygon?
No it CANT be a polygon because its open a polygon has to be close
What polygon has no diagonal that contains points outsides the polygon?
A convex polygon
Who many angles does a Irregular polygon have?
an irregular polygon is a polygon that is the opposite of a regular polygon in a regular polygon the sides are the same and the angles are the same and irregular is the opposite.
Is an circle a polygon?
No, a circle is not a polygon
What is the difference between a regular polygon and non-regular polygon?
All the sides of a regular polygon have the same length. If two or more sides of a polygon have different lengths, then the polygon is not regular.
What does a power polygon look like?
From what I have been able to find out (using my daughter's homework) is that "Power Polygons" are any "normal" polygon that can be combined with another "normal" polygon to form another, different looking polygon (a mega-polygon, I guess?)that you can then divide up so you can see the individual "Power Polygon" pieces. Perhaps the name "Power Polygons" is derived from the fact that these polygons have the power to create other polygons. Logically then a "Power Polygon" is, really, just any polygon, just with a new, exciting, and high tech sounding name.
Which best describes the area of a polygon?
White power
How do you measure an angle of a power polygon?
You mean a power polygon right? I'm going to assume you do since poluyon isin another language that I don't know... You use a protractor, like you do withnormal polygons... but they are used more as a tool to learn what is obtuseand acute angles are that the angle itself...And for those who don't know what a power polygon is check this out: What_is_a_power_polygon
What is octagon to the fourth power?
An octagon is a 8 sided polygon and not a number but 8^4 = 4096
What is a polygon with equal sides and angles is a what polygon?
it seems to me that the only polygon of your description is a square
Types of polygons?
A type of polygon is a rhombusial polygon, trysectalnict polygon, and a equilateral polygon.
Is a traingle a regular polygon or a polygon?
A triangle (not traingle) is a polygon. It can be a regular polygon but need not be.
Is and arrow a polygon?
an arrow is or isn't a polygon?
Polygon A is a square. Polygon B has 4 more sides than polygon A. What type of polygon is B?
Polygon B is an octagon.
What is another name for equiangular polygon?
Regular polygon Equilateral polygon Polygon with rotational symmetry
What is a eqaulateral Polygon?
An equilateral polygon is a polygon where the length of all the sides of the polygon are the same length.
Whats the definition of a irregular polygon?
The definition of a irregular polygon is any polygon that is not a regular polygon.
