Points

How many different shapes can you make with 3 points? How about with 5? Explore how the placement of points creates and changes polygons.

How It Works

1. Press Make Points, then click anywhere on the canvas to place at least three points.
2. Tap Make Shape to connect your points into a polygon.
3. Drag any point to transform the shape; the sides will update instantly.
4. Change color: tap the yellow color swatch, choose a color, select Paint, then click the shape.
5. Remove shapes with Delete, or clear everything with the trash can.

Classroom Ideas

1. Polygon Practice: Build and label triangles, quadrilaterals, pentagons, hexagons, and beyond.
2. Triangle Types: Create and compare scalene, isosceles, and equilateral triangles.
3. Regular vs. Irregular: Experiment with evenly spaced points (regular) versus varied spacing (irregular).
4. Order Matters: Place the same points in different orders to see how the resulting shape changes.
5. Picture Build: Combine multiple polygons to design a house, robot, or abstract artwork.

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