Hierarchy Hunter Worksheet
Official Case File
Hierarchy Hunter
Mission: Polygon Classification
Status
Top Secret
Lead Detective
Mission Date
CASE #01
The Rhombus Defense
Prove the logic: "Every rhombus is a parallelogram, but not every parallelogram is a rhombus."
Explain using properties (side lengths, parallel lines, etc.)...
CASE #02-03
Field Evidence
Specimen A
Parallel Sides
________ pairs
Side Comparison
________________________
Angle Data
________________________
Final Category
________________________
Specimen B
Parallel Sides
________ pairs
Side Comparison
________________________
Angle Data
________________________
Final Category
________________________
Specimen C
Parallel Sides
________ pairs
Side Comparison
________________________
Angle Data
________________________
Final Category
________________________
CASE #05-08
The Riddle Files
05
"Polygon with 4 sides. 2 pairs of parallel sides. All angles are 90 degrees, but sides are not all congruent."
Identity:
06
"4 sides and 4 angles. ONLY ONE pair of parallel sides. I don't fit into the parallelogram category at all."
Identity:
07
"Ultimate regular quadrilateral. I belong to every branch: I'm a rectangle, a rhombus, and a parallelogram."
Identity:
08
"4 congruent sides and 2 pairs of parallel sides. My angles are not right angles. Tilted diamond shape."
Identity:
CASE #09
Inherited Attributes
Using the Inherited Attributes rule, explain why every Square is also a Rectangle.