ACTIVITY 1

Number of Vertices and Interior Angles of a Polygon

Materials needed: match sticks, paste or glue, paper Consider each piece of matchstick as the
side of a polygon.
(Recall: A polygon is ___________________________.)

Procedure:
1) Using three pieces of matchsticks form a polygon. Paste it on a piece of paper. a) How many
sides does it have? _________ b) How many vertices does it have? _______ c) How many
interior angles does it have? _______
2) Using four pieces of match sticks form a polygon. Paste it on a piece of paper. a) How
many sides does it have? _________ b) How many vertices does it have? _______ c) How
many interior angles does it have? _______
3) Using five pieces of matchsticks form a polygon. Paste it on a piece of paper. a) How many
sides does it have? _________ b) How many vertices does it have? _______ c) How many
interior angles does it have? _______
4) Using six pieces of matchsticks form a polygon. Paste it on a piece of paper. a) How many
sides does it have? _________ b) How many vertices does it have? _______ c) How many
interior angles does it have? _______

Were you able to observe a pattern? ____________

Complete the sentence below:

A polygon with n sides has ___ number of vertices and ______ number of interior angles.
 ACTIVITY 2
Lengths of Sides of a Triangle
Materials Needed: coconut midribs or barbecue sticks, scissors, ruler

Procedure:

1. Cut pieces of midribs with the indicated measures. There are three pieces in each set.

2. With each set of midribs, try to form a triangle. Complete the table below:
Lengths of midribs (in cm) Do they form a triangle or
not?
3, 3, 7
3, 3, 5
4, 6, 10
4, 6, 9
5, 5, 10
5, 5, 8
6, 7, 11
6, 7, 9
4, 7, 12
4, 7, 10

3. For each set of lengths, add the two shortest lengths. Then compare the sum with the longest
length.

What pattern did you observe? ________________________________________

 ACTIVITY 3
Special Properties of Rectangle, Square, Rhombus

Materials: two sets of models of rectangles, squares, rhombus. Name each as ABCD.
Procedure:

1.) Cut the rectangle along the diagonal AC. What type/s of triangle(s) is/are formed?

2.) Cut the rhombus along the diagonal AC. What type/s of triangle(s) is/are formed?

3.) Cut the square along the diagonal AC. What type/s of triangle(s) is/are formed?

In which parallelogram does the diagonal divide the parallelogram into two congruent right
triangles? ____________________________

4.) In each figure, draw diagonals AC and BD and let the intersection be point O. In each figure,
measure the lengths of the diagonals.

In which parallelogram are the diagonals congruent? ______________

5.) In each figure, draw diagonals AC and BD and let the intersection be point O. Then measure
AOD, DOC, COB, BOA. What do you observe?

In which parallelogram are the diagonals perpendicular? _________________

6.) From the results of # 4-5, complete the statements below: Diagonals of a rhombus are
_____________________.

Diagonals of a rectangle are _____________________.

Diagonals of a square are _______________________.

 ACTIVITY 4
SAS (Side-Angle-Side) Congruence Postulate
Materials: Prepare a ruler, a protractor, a pencil, a bond paper, and a pair of scissors Work in
groups of four.
PROCEDURES:
1. Draw a 15-cm segment.
2. Name it BE.
3. Using your protractor, draw angle B equal to 70 degrees.
4. From vertex B, draw BL measuring 18 cm long.
5. Draw LE.
6. What figure is formed?
7. Compare the figure you have drawn with the figures drawn by the other members of your
group.
8. What can you say about the figures? Justify your answer.
 ACTIVITY 5
SSS CONGRUENCE POSTULATE
Materials: patty papers, pencil, and a pair of scissors
1. Draw a large scalene triangle on your patty paper.
2. Copy the three sides separately onto another patty paper and mark with a dot each endpoint.
Cut the patty paper into three strips with one side on each strip.

3. Arrange the three segments into a triangle by placing one endpoint on top of the another.

4. With a third patty paper, trace the triangle formed. Compare the new triangle with the original
triangle. Are they congruent?

5. Try rearranging the three segments into another triangle. Can you make a triangle not
congruent to the original triangle? Compare your results with the results of your classmates.