Topicm8778dfdd0bde5492_1528449000663_0Topic

The properties of the rhombusrhombusrhombus

Levelm8778dfdd0bde5492_1528449084556_0Level

Second

Core curriculumm8778dfdd0bde5492_1528449076687_0Core curriculum

IX. Polygons and circles. The student:

4) recognises and identifies: the square, the rectanglerectanglerectangle, the rhombusrhombusrhombus, the parallelogramparallelogramparallelogram and the trapezium;

5) is familiar with the most important properties of the square, the rectanglerectanglerectangle, the rhombusrhombusrhombus, the parallelogramparallelogramparallelogram and the trapezium; recognises the figures symmetrical about the axis and indicates the symmetry axes of figures.

Timingm8778dfdd0bde5492_1528449068082_0Timing

45 minutes

General objectivem8778dfdd0bde5492_1528449523725_0General objective

Matching a mathematical model to a simple situation and using it in various contexts.

Specific objectivesm8778dfdd0bde5492_1528449552113_0Specific objectives

1. Learning the properties of the rhombusrhombusrhombus.

2. Calculating the values of the angles and the perimeterperimeterperimeter of the rhombusrhombusrhombus.

3. Communicating in English; developing mathematical and basic scientific, technical and digital competences; developing learning skills.

Learning outcomesm8778dfdd0bde5492_1528450430307_0Learning outcomes

Student:

- draws the rhombusrhombusrhombus,

- calculates the angles and the perimeterperimeterperimeter of the rhombusrhombusrhombus.

Methodsm8778dfdd0bde5492_1528449534267_0Methods

1. Practical exercises.

2. Situational analysis.

Forms of workm8778dfdd0bde5492_1528449514617_0Forms of work

1. Individual work.

2. Class work.

Lesson stages

Introductionm8778dfdd0bde5492_1528450127855_0Introduction

Students prepare cardboard models of the rectanglerectanglerectangle, the square, the parallelogramparallelogramparallelogram, the rhombusrhombusrhombus and bring them to class.

Students revise the definition of the rhombusrhombusrhombus and the elements of its construction.

The rhombus is a parallelogramparallelogramparallelogram with all equal sides.

[Illustration 1]

Procedurem8778dfdd0bde5492_1528446435040_0Procedure

Students select all rhombuses from all quadrangles they have brought to class (including the square and the rhombusrhombusrhombus).

Task

Students work in pairs. Every pair gets a cardboard rhombusrhombusrhombus and measure its angles. After completing the task the students answer the following questions:

What is the relation between the values of the angles which are not situated at the same side?

What is the sum of all angles of the rhombusrhombusrhombus?

What is the sum of the anglessum of the anglessum of the angles at the same side?

Students should draw the following conclusions:

- Opposite angles of the rhombus are equal.
- The sum of angles of the rhombus is 360°.
- The sum of angles at the same side of the rhombus is 180°.
m8778dfdd0bde5492_1527752263647_0- Opposite angles of the rhombus are equal.
- The sum of angles of the rhombus is 360°.
- The sum of angles at the same side of the rhombus is 180°.

[Illustration 2]

Task

Students calculate the values of angles of the rhombus knowing that one of the angles is 45°.

Task

Students draw a rhombusrhombusrhombus in their notebooks. Then, they draw its diagonalsdiagonalsdiagonals.

The teacher asks the students to:

- Measure the length of the diagonals.

- Measure the length of the segments obtained after dividing the diagonalsdiagonalsdiagonals by the intersection point.

- Measure the angleangleangle of the intersection point.

After completing the task the students are able to answer the following questions:

What is the property of the diagonals of any rhombusrhombusrhombus?

What do we know about the diagonalsdiagonalsdiagonals of the rhombusrhombusrhombus?

Is it possible for the diagonals to be of the same length?

Does the angleangleangle between the diagonals have to be the right one?

What is the intersection point of the diagonalsdiagonalsdiagonals of the rhombus for each of them?

Task

Students work individually using their computers. They are going to watch how the lengths of the diagonalsdiagonalsdiagonals change due to the position of the vertices.

[Geogebra applet]

After completing the task the students should draw the following conclusions:

- The diagonals of the rhombus have different lengths; they divide into halves and intersect at the right angle.m8778dfdd0bde5492_1527752256679_0- The diagonals of the rhombus have different lengths; they divide into halves and intersect at the right angle.

[Illustration 3]

Students draw the rhombusrhombusrhombus using the properties of its diagonalsdiagonalsdiagonals.

Task

Draw two perpendicular straight lines. Mark four points so that they are the vertices of the rhombus with the diagonalsdiagonalsdiagonals of 6 cm and 8 cm. Then, answer the following questions:

Into how many parts was the rhombus divided by the diagonals?

What figures are they?

Students should notice that:

The diagonalsdiagonalsdiagonals divide the rhombus into four identical right triangles.

Students calculate the perimeterperimeterperimeter of the rhombusrhombusrhombus.

Task

Calculate the perimeterperimeterperimeter of the rhombus with the side of 5 cm.

An extra task

Draw the rhombusrhombusrhombus with the perimeterperimeterperimeter of 48 cm and the acute angleacute angleacute angle of 30°.

Lesson summarym8778dfdd0bde5492_1528450119332_0Lesson summary

Students do the exercises summarizing the class.

Then, together they sum up the classes, drawing the conclusions to memorize:

- The rhombus is a quadrangle with two pairs of parallel sides.
- Parallel sides of the rhombus are equal.
- The perimeter of the rhombus is the sum of all its sides. The opposite angles are of the same value. The sum of the angles at the same side is 180°. The sum of the angles of the rhombus is 360°.
- The diagonals of the rhombus intersect at the centre of their length.
m8778dfdd0bde5492_1527712094602_0- The rhombus is a quadrangle with two pairs of parallel sides.
- Parallel sides of the rhombus are equal.
- The perimeter of the rhombus is the sum of all its sides. The opposite angles are of the same value. The sum of the angles at the same side is 180°. The sum of the angles of the rhombus is 360°.
- The diagonals of the rhombus intersect at the centre of their length.

Selected words and expressions used in the lesson plan

acute angleacute angleacute angle

angleangleangle

diagonalsdiagonalsdiagonals

parallelogramparallelogramparallelogram

perimeterperimeterperimeter

quadranglequadranglequadrangle

rectanglerectanglerectangle

rhombusrhombusrhombus

right angleright angleright angle

sum of the anglessum of the anglessum of the angles

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