Sides and Vertices
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What Are Sides and Vertices?

      Shapes are made of sides and vertices.

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shapes

      Sides are the straights lines on the outside of a shape.

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triangle

      Vertices are the corners where two straight lines meet.

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triangle

Tip: If you have more than one vertex, write vertices.

How many sides and vertices does a triangle have?

Let's count.

triangle

      A triangle has 3 sides and 3 vertices.

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triangle

How about a square?

square

      A square has 4 sides and 4 vertices.

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Let's try a hexagon. 

How many sides does a hexagon have?

It has 6 sides.

hexagon

How many vertices does it have?

It also has 6 vertices.

Well done!

      A hexagon has 6 sides and 6 vertices.

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Great job learning about sides and vertices! 👏

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