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Karen Campe@MrBinfield I mean right circle is all pyramids (polygon base, ~ cross-sections, lateral faces are triangles)
Left circle is all prisms (parallel congruent bases, congruent cross-sections, lateral faces rectangles) but I think the student is noticing the square/rectangular base feature of those.
The overlap is a pyramid with a square base, so has both attributes: pointy top and square bottom.
BUT I didn't see the triangular prism in the left circle when I wrote my 1st comment.
That could be a mis-categorization if the student sees the base as "the bottom" and that prism is "lying down".
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Left circle is all prisms (parallel congruent bases, congruent cross-sections, lateral faces rectangles) but I think the student is noticing the square/rectangular base feature of those.
The overlap is a pyramid with a square base, so has both attributes: pointy top and square bottom.
BUT I didn't see the triangular prism in the left circle when I wrote my 1st comment.
That could be a mis-categorization if the student sees the base as "the bottom" and that prism is "lying down".
#geometry #ClassroomMath #MTBoS
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