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What is a Polygon?

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What makes a figure a polygon? Does it have three or more sides? Is it a closed figure? If the answer is yes to both of those questions then it's a polygon. But wait! Some of these polygons have special names based on the number of sides that they have. Check out this video and learn the names of these special polygons.

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Concepts
endpoints, heptagon, polygons, hexagons, line segments, octagons, pentagons, 2-d shapes, 2-d, quadrilaterals, sides, triangles, vertex
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Additional Tags
polygon, closed figure, line segments, vertex, endpoint, sides, number of sides, triangle, quadrilateral, pentagon, hexagon, heptagon, octagon, nonagon, decagon, math
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Resource Details
Grade
4th - 8th
Subjects
Math
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Resource Type
Instructional Videos
Media Length
5:41
Audience
For Teacher Use
Instructional Strategy
Flipped Classroom
Usage Permissions
Fine Print