Saturday, August 13, 2005

Vertices?

How many vertices does each shape have? How many sides?

(Triangle, Rectangle, and Circle)

This was the first question on Brittney's homework yesterday. Six pages of homework. First question I was like what the heck is a vertices. I had no clue.

Brittney had already answered the sides question but she didnt know what a vertices was either.

My guess was where a point was made, but I wasn't sure.

So to the dictionary I went......
(in mathematics) the point where two lines meet to form an angle, or the point that is opposite the base of a shape.

So I got my answer, but what does it say about the rest of the year that I had to dig out the dictionary on day one of second grade.

3 comments:

Unknown said...

OMG on the first day they give homework??!! And Bruce read this blog and he's more confused than when I tried to read it to him lol. We are so screwed when Kaylie comes home with homework lol.

Jody said...

Ugh it should be illegal to have homework on the first day. I think they give out homework not for the students but for the parentn's to try and remember it all LOL. Here I am going to homeschool and I had no idea what it was either LOL. I guess that's what the library and dictonary's are for right? LOL.

Melissa said...

I would have had to look it up too. I've already been nervous going into this year!!

Melissa