Quadrilateral Project
Due Date: _12/8/11_ 10 Bonus points if you turn it in by 12/2/11_
Your Score: ______________
Name:
Directions: This project will be done individually. Complete each of the three sections about each
quadrilateral. You will be graded on completeness, correctness, and neatness. After completing the
information on the 6 quadrilaterals, hand in your entire packet (including this title page) before or on 12/8/11.
Late projects will lose 10 points per day late.
Grading:
Points Possible
Your score
Parallelogram
(12 points)
________
Rectangle
(12 points)
________
Rhombus
(12 points)
________
Square
(12 points)
________
Trapezoid
(12 points)
________
Isosceles Trapezoid
(12 points)
________
Grand Total Grade: (out of 72 points)
______________
One more note: Pictures of each quadrilateral can be found online, in a magazine, or taken from your own
camera from a real life situation in or around Brentwood. Every picture that you find in real-life and include
yourself in will receive 2 extra points. (i.e. you find a rhombus at Starbucks and take a picture of yourself with
the rhombus)
Special Quadrilaterals – Parallelogram
Section 1: List all the properties of a parallelogram.
Section 2: Draw a parallelogram and correctly label ALL the properties of a parallelogram.
Section 3: Real-life example
Find and attach a copy of a photo or picture that shows an example of an actual object that is a parallelogram or
has a parallelogram in it. Identify the parallelogram by outlining it with a marker. Below the picture, describe
the parallelogram’s use in the real-life situation and explain how you know it is a parallelogram.
Special Quadrilaterals – Rectangle
Section 1: List all the properties of a rectangle.
Section 2: Draw a rectangle and correctly label ALL the properties of a rectangle.
Section 3: Real-life example
Find and attach a copy of a photo or picture that shows an example of an actual object that is a rectangle or has
a rectangle in it. Identify the rectangle by outlining it with a marker. Below the picture, describe the
rectangle’s use in the real-life situation and explain how you know it is a rectangle.
Special Quadrilaterals – Rhombus
Section 1: List all the properties of a rhombus.
Section 2: Draw a rhombus and correctly label ALL the properties of a rhombus.
Section 3: Real-life example
Find and attach a copy of a photo or picture that shows an example of an actual object that is a rhombus or has
a rhombus in it. Identify the rhombus by outlining it with a marker. Below the picture, describe the
rhombus’s use in the real-life situation and explain how you know it is a rhombus.
Special Quadrilaterals – Square
Section 1: List all the properties of a square.
Section 2: Draw a square and correctly label ALL the properties of a square.
Section 3: Real-life example
Find and attach a copy of a photo or picture that shows an example of an actual object that is a square or has a
square in it. Identify the square by outlining it with a marker. Below the picture, describe the square’s use in
the real-life situation and explain how you know it is a square.
Special Quadrilaterals – Trapezoid
Section 1: List all the properties of a trapezoid.
Section 2: Draw a trapezoid and correctly label ALL the properties of a trapezoid.
Section 3: Real-life example
Find and attach a copy of a photo or picture that shows an example of an actual object that is a trapezoid or has
a trapezoid in it. Identify the trapezoid by outlining it with a marker. Below the picture, describe the
trapezoid’s use in the real-life situation and explain how you know it is a trapezoid.
Special Quadrilaterals – Isosceles Trapezoid
Section 1: List all the properties of an isosceles trapezoid.
Section 2: Draw an isosceles trapezoid and correctly label ALL the properties of an isosceles trapezoid.
Section 3: Real-life example
Find and attach a copy of a photo or picture that shows an example of an actual object that is an isosceles
trapezoid or has an isosceles trapezoid in it. Identify the isosceles trapezoid by outlining it with a marker.
Below the picture, describe the isosceles trapezoid’s use in the real-life situation and explain how you know it
is an isosceles trapezoid.