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==Notes for teachers==
==Notes for teachers==
There are a countless number of polygons. Because they all differ in the number of sides that they have, this results in different angle measures at their vertices. Listed below are the names and number of sides of some polygons. The "Interior Angle Measure" column of the table only applies to regular polygons, in which all the interior angles are equal.<br>
Source: This information has been taken from the website :http://www.wyzant.com/resources/lessons/math/geometry/quadrilaterals/polygons<br>
Summary: There are a countless number of polygons. Because they all differ in the number of sides that they have, this results in different angle measures at their vertices. Listed below are the names and number of sides of some polygons. The "Interior Angle Measure" column of the table only applies to regular polygons, in which all the interior angles are equal.<br>
With the exception of the triangle and quadrilateral, notice that all polygon names end with "gon." What sets regular polygon names apart from each other are their prefixes, which speak to the number of sides that they have. For instance, the prefix for the word "hexagon" is "hexa," which essentially means "six." However, as we move down our list and the names for polygons becomes quite confusing, we need a more efficient way of naming polygons. One way is by not calling a polygon by its real name, but rather by just saying the number of sides it has, and attaching "-gon" at the end. For instance, rather than calling an 18-sided polygon an "octdecagon," we can just call it an 18-gon. Thus, a polygon with n sides is simply called an n-gon.
With the exception of the triangle and quadrilateral, notice that all polygon names end with "gon." What sets regular polygon names apart from each other are their prefixes, which speak to the number of sides that they have. For instance, the prefix for the word "hexagon" is "hexa," which essentially means "six." However, as we move down our list and the names for polygons becomes quite confusing, we need a more efficient way of naming polygons. One way is by not calling a polygon by its real name, but rather by just saying the number of sides it has, and attaching "-gon" at the end. For instance, rather than calling an 18-sided polygon an "octdecagon," we can just call it an 18-gon. Thus, a polygon with n sides is simply called an n-gon.
===Activity No # 1. Which polygon am I ? ===
===Activity No # 1. Which polygon am I ? ===
