Fourth Year Drawing by D. R. Augsburg Fourth Year Drawing by D. R. Augsburg    

Lesson 4: Base, Altitude, Apex, and Hypotenuse (Form)

lesson image


The instructor reviews the following terms with children and points out each example in the top image:

  • Altitude: The height of a triangle from its base to its apex.
  • Apex: The topmost vertex of a triangle.
  • Side: A line connecting the vertexes of a triangle.
  • Base: The lowest side of a in a triangle or other polygon.
  • Hypotenuse: The side of a right triangle opposite the right angle.

Children complete the following drill work:

  1. Draw an acute triangle and label its base, apex, and sides.
  2. Draw an obtuse triangle and add a dotted line to represent its altitude.
  3. Draw a right triangle and label its hypotenuse.
  4. Draw an equilateral triangle and label its base and sides.
  5. Draw a rectangle and mark and label the diagonals.
  6. Draw a square and mark and label the diagonals.
  7. Draw an equilateral triangle with the apex pointing upward.
  8. Draw an equilateral triangle with the apex pointing downward.