Properties of polygons in engineering
A collection of resources to provide ideas for setting properties of polygons in the context of engineering, together with materials to support the teaching of this topic.
'Rigid Structures' looks at the mathematics connected with the regeneration going on in cities. The mathematics involved includes the properties of polygons, parallel lines and angles.
There are two supporting resources. 'Rods and Triangles' explores the properties of triangles and angles formed from joining rods together. 'Paper Magic: Folding Polygons' contains step by step illustrated instructions of how to fold a variety of polygons, using A-size paper
Rigid Structures
This activity from Cre8ate maths looks at the exciting mathematics connected with the regeneration going on in our cities. The three activities are based around the construction of rigid structures and provide opportunities for practical work and mathematical problem solving. The topics covered include properties of polygons, parallel lines and angles.
Rods and Triangles
In this Bowland assessment task, students are presented with five rods of different lengths. Rods can be joined to make different triangles. Students are challenged to form as many triangles with as many different properties as possible. They are required to identify triangles and describe angles. This resource would be ideal to use prior to the 'Rigid Structures' activity.
Paper Magic: Folding Polygons
This resource contains step by step illustrated instructions of how to fold a variety of polygons, using A-size paper. The polygons featured include a square, an equilateral triangle, an isosceles triangle, kites, rhombi, a regular pentagon, a regular hexagon and a regular octagon. This would be an ideal activity to use after the 'Rigid Structures' activity.
