CARROLL DIAGRAMS

TASK 1 Sorting triangles

A Carroll diagram is a table that sorts shapes into groups depending on two properties.

There are normally two rows and two columns so that each property is either true or not.

1 This Carroll diagram compares symmetry of triangles.

Has line symmetry Does not have line symmetry

Has rotational
symmetry of
order 1

Has rotational
symmetry of
order 2 or more

A scalene right-angled triangle has rotational symmetry of order 1 and does not have
line symmetry, so it goes in the top right box.

Add these shapes into the diagram above.

Scalene triangle Isosceles triangle Equilateral triangle Isosceles right-angled

triangle

2 Use the grid below to create a Carroll diagram for the same triangles using these properties:

The shape has any equal sides. The shape has more than one line of symmetry.
TASK 2 Sorting shapes

You can sort shapes in different ways using their properties.

Complete this Carroll diagram about equal sides and equal angles. Use the shapes listed below.

Does not have at least one pair of

Has at least one pair of equal angles
equal angles

Has all equal

sides

Does not have all

equal sides

equilateral triangle kite regular hexagon

non-isosceles trapezium scalene triangle isosceles trapezium
irregular quadrilateral isosceles triangle parallelogram
rectangle regular octagon rhombus
right-angled triangle square isosceles right-angled triangle

TASK 3 Comparing properties

Create your own Carroll diagrams using two of the properties A to D listed below.

Create as many different diagrams as you can. (A blank grid has been provided for your first one.)

Sort all the shapes in the list in Task 2 above for each diagram you create.

A Has rotational symmetry of order greater than 1 B Has line symmetry

C Opposite angles are always equal D Has at least one right-angle