In KS2 Maths, Year Six kids explore cool shapes! Think of a parallelogram, a kite, or a rhombus - they're like shape superheroes! You'll also meet the gang of regular polygons, from circles to dodecagons, and the 3D shape squad. Learn words like circumference, concentric, arc, and parallel – they're the shape secret codes!
Shapes with equal angles, like squares, are called regular. But what about shapes with different angles, like kites? We call them irregular – they have unique names like trapezium or even diamond! Make 3D shapes with card; they appear like magic!
Do you know the difference between a rhombus and a parallelogram? Test your shape skills in this super fun quiz!
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You can find more about this topic by visiting BBC Bitesize - Recognise and describe 3D shapes
'Circum' means going around and is related to the word 'circle'
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Ripples on the surface of a pond are concentric circles
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Rainbows are arcs
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A regular dodecahedron has pentagon shaped faces
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'Do' means 2 and 'deca' means 10 so 'dodeca' means 12
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They never cross each other
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The corners of rectangles are formed by perpendicular lines
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A kite has 2 pairs of equal length sides but none of them are parallel to another
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A parallelogram has all opposite sides parallel and equal in length
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A rhombus is a quadrilateral with 4 equal length sides, like a square that has been squashed!
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