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Where Are They?
Age 7 to 11
Challenge Level 
Use the isometric grid paper below to find the following polygons.
- A rectangle
- A rhombus
- A trapezium
- A parallelogram that is not a rectangle
- An equilateral triangle
- A right angled triangle
- A scalene triangle
- An isosceles triangle that is not an equilateral triangle
- A pentagon
- A hexagon
- A heptagon
- An octagon
If you need to find a description of these polygons try looking at:
http://www.mathleague.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=75:figuresandpolygons&catid=31:general
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