Geometry: Creating a Parallelogram

Objectives

• Generalize a variety of patterns involving side lengths and angle measurements to draw conclusions about the properties of a parallelogram
• Determine additional properties of rectangles, rhombi, and squares

Vocabulary

• parallelogram
• diagonal
• consecutive
• rhombus
• rectangle
• square

About the Lesson

In this activity, students construct a parallelogram or use a premade construction. As a result, students will manipulate and visualize the parallelogram as they are dragging vertices. They will also draw conclusions about the properties of a parallelogram.