Naming Points, Segments, Rays, and Lines

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Exploration

GR. 4-5

Skill:

Identify, draw, and name: points, rays, line segments, lines, and planes.

Naming Points, Segments, Rays, and Lines

Build names of geometric objects to identify them in a figure. Explore the different ways an object can be named.

Putting It All Together

Answer these open ended questions on your own or with others to form deeper math connections.

Open-ended question 1

Can you describe what a point is in your own words?

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Open-ended question 2

Describe a line segment in your own words.

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Open-ended question 3

How are lines and rays similar? How are they different?

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Open-ended question 4

Is there only one way to name a Point? Explain.

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Open-ended question 5

Is there only one way to name a Line? Explain.

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