I.

OBJECTIVES
At the end of the lesson, students should be able to:
A. Define polygons
B. Illustrate polygons:
1. Faces
2. Edges
3. Vertices
4. Sides
5. Lateral Faces and Lateral Edges
C. Solve problems involving faces, edges, sides, vertices lateral faces and lateral edges of a
polygon
II. SUBJECT MATTER
TOPIC: Polygons
REFERENCES: Next Century Mathematics (Second Edition) for Grade 7 Page. 406 - 417
MATERIALS: Laptop, Manila paper, Marker, Solid Figures, Illustration board, chalk
STRATEGIES: Inductive Method, Game-based Learning/Discussion-Activity Method
VALUE INTEGRATED: Enthusiasm, Accuracy, and Perseverance.
III. PROCEDURE

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY STUDENT’S ACTIVITY

A. Preparation

1. Preliminary Activities

a. Prayer
b. Greeting
c. Checking of attendances
d. Checking of assignment

2. Review

Mechanics:

To tickle the mind and refresh the ideas, we will

play as secret agent for today. The title of this
mission is called “Math-Detectives Mystery Set!

I will divide you into 4 teams, Team Square,

Triangle, Hexagon, and Octagon. This will be your
team all throughout the discussion.

For every correct answer there is an equivalent 1

point. Each question has a corresponding allotted
time and when I say, “boards up” each group must
raise their board. The group who fails to raise their
board in time will automatically be disqualified on
the given round. The group with the highest score
will get a reward.
 3. Motivation

It seems like you’re now ready to face more

challenging missions. So, are you ready?
Yes Ma’am!
That’s what I like to hear.

B. Discussion
What have you observed from the words you have
constructed?

Excellent! Actually the game that you played is

related to our lesson for today.

But before anything else I want you to bring out

your assignment and define what the term polygon
means? A polygon is the union of three or more coplanar
segments which interest at endpoints, with each
endpoint shared by only two noncollinear
segments.
That’s Right!

Some of the figures below are polygons. Those in

the first column fit the definition, while those in
the second column do not.

Polygons Not Polygons

1. 1.
A
B
C

2. 2.
A E

D
B C

3.
3. A
E

B
C
D
 4. 4.
B D

A C E

In the first figure in the second column what have

you observed about it?
The first figure in the second column is not a
polygon because it has only two segments. Point
A and C are not shared by another segments.
Very Good! How about in the second figure in the
second column what have you observed?
The second figure in the second column contains
four segments, but points A and E are not shared
by another segment.
Very Good! What about in the second figure in
the third column?
The third figure in the second column contains
four segments, but point A and E are not shared
by another segment.
Very Good! What about in the fourth figure in the
second column?
The fourth figure in the second column is not a
polygon, because point C is shared by more than
two segments.
You can now determine the figure if its polygon
or not. So, now we can move on to the next which
is the classification of polygons.

A polygon is classified according to the number

of its sides.

Number of Sides Name of polygon

3 Triangle
4 Quadrilateral
5 Pentagon
6 Hexagon
7 Heptagon
8 Octagon
9 Nonagon
10 Decagon
11 Hendecagon
12 Dodecagon
n n-gon
The polygons, which make up a polygon, are
called the sides of the polygons.

The polygon regions that make up a prism are

called its faces. The bases of a prism are two of its
faces.

The faces intersect in segments which are called

the edges of the prism. The edges intersect in
points which are called the vertices of the prism.

A triangular prism has 5 faces, 9 edges and 6

vertices.

The faces of a prism that are not bases are called

the lateral faces.

The lateral faces of a prism are parallelograms.

The edges that are not sides of the bases are called
the lateral edges. A triangular prism has a 3
lateral faces and 3 lateral edges.

For Example.

For pentagonal prism, give:

1. The type of its base
2. The number of edges, faces and vertices.
3. The number of lateral faces and lateral edges.

1. Pentagonal region
2. 15 edges, 7 faces and 10 vertices
3. 5 lateral faces and 5 lateral edges.

Another example.

For Hexagonal prism, give:

1. The type of its base.
2. The number of edges, faces and vertices.
 3. The number of lateral faces and lateral
edges.

What is the type of its base?

It’s pentagonal region.
Give the number of edges in hexagonal prism.
18 edges
Give the number of faces in hexagonal prism?
8 faces
Give the number of vertices?
12 vertices
How about in lateral faces?
6 lateral faces
In lateral edges?
6 lateral edges
Very good! All your answers are correct! .

C. Application

Let’s proceed to another mission. The title of this

Mission is: “Poly Hunt”

There are 4 polygons figure here in classroom,

each figure has questions. You have to find it first
before you answer. Each group will have 1 figure.
This is time bounded, you have only 5 mins to
answer

Each group will be given one manila paper and

one marker. Then after that choose your presenter.

D. Generalization

What have you learned from today’s discussion?

(Answers Vary)
Polygons are everywhere, it’s easily to determine
the edges, faces, vertices, lateral faces and lateral
edges of a figure.
How do we apply these in our daily life situation?
(Answer Vary)
There are many examples of combination in real
life. Sometimes we use these mathematical
concepts knowingly and at other times without
realizing. Where in the real world are there
situations in which we want to know all the
possible combinations of things where the orders
do not matter.

IV. Evaluation

Answer the given question by listing all the outcomes.

1. For Octagonal prism, give:

The type of its base.
The number of edges, faces and vertices.
The number of lateral faces and lateral edges.

2. For Decagonal prism, give:

The type of its base.
The number of edges, faces and vertices.
The number of lateral faces and lateral edges.

3. For Triangular prism, give:

The type of its base.
The number of edges, faces and vertices.
The number of lateral faces and lateral edges.

V. Assignment
1. Define convex and nonconvex polygons.
2. Identify the formula for number of diagonals in a polygons.
3. Define regular polygons.