Clock Rectangles Activity
Instructions:
1. Each circle below shows a clock face with equally spaced points around the edge.
2. Try to find and draw rectangles by joining four of the points.
3. How do you know your shape is a rectangle?
4. How many rectangles can you find on each clock face?
5. After rectangles, try to find and draw other quadrilaterals: kite, parallelogram, rhombus, trapezium.
6. Do your answers depend on the number of equally spaced points?
Clock Face: 8 points Clock Face: 12 points
Clock Face: 18 points