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Finding Volume of Similar Figures

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Upper elementary and middle schoolers examine the Volumes of Similar Figures. They investigate the relationship between corresponding sides and evaluate the volume of similar figures. Pupils record their findings on various activity...
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EngageNY

Congruence Criteria for Triangles—AAS and HL

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
How can you prove it? Guide classes through an exploration of two possible triangle congruence criteria: AAS and HL. Learners connect this criteria to those previous learned and also explore criteria that does not work. The instructional...
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EngageNY

Correspondence and Transformations

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Looking for a strategy to organize the information related to transformations? The materials ask pupils to identify a sequence of rigid transformations, identify corresponding angles and sides, and write a congruence statement. They...
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EngageNY

More About Similar Triangles

For Teachers 8th Standards
Determine whether two triangles are similar. The lesson presents opportunities for pupils to find the criterion needed to show that two triangles are similar. Scholars use the definition of similarity to find any missing side...
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EngageNY

Applications of Congruence in Terms of Rigid Motions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Corresponding parts, congruent parts, congruent corresponding parts—what does it all mean? The resource challenges pupils to identify corresponding parts for pairs of figures. It uses examples of figures that undergo rigid...
Interactive
Curated OER

Similar Polygons

For Students 7th - 8th
In this similar polygons activity, students identify the corresponding sides of polygons.  They use proportions to solve problems.  Students determine the scale factor of similar figures.  This two-page activity contains...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Exploring Congruent Triangles

For Students 8th - 9th
In this congruent triangles instructional activity, students solve 12 different equations related to writing a correspondence statement for triangles in the given diagrams. They complete each correspondence statement and write a...
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Flipped Math

Similar Figures

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Use some similar problems to find side lengths. Pupils learn the definition of similar figures and how it relates to corresponding angles and sides. Using the definition, individuals calculate the lengths of missing sides and practice...
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Corresponding Sides and Angles of Similar Triangles

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students differentiate between corresponding sides ad angles of two triangles. In this geometry lesson, students identify the differences as well as the similarities between two triangles. They differentiate between similar and...
Worksheet
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Triangle Similarity

For Students 10th
In this triangle similarity worksheet, 10th graders solve and complete 12 different problems that include defining similar and 3 similar statements using only sides and angles. First, they determine if each pair of triangles shown are...
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Math Mammoth

Polygons

For Students 7th - 8th
In this polygon activity, students identify similar polygons and corresponding sides. They use a compass and ruler to construct polygons, determine the sum of the angles in a given polygon. There are 4 multi-step problems in this...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Exploring Similar Figures

For Students 10th
In this similar figures worksheet, 10th graders solve and measure 10 different angles that are similar. First, they determine which angel corresponds to each given angle. Then, students determine the scale factor of a particular...
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Curated OER

Similar Triangles

For Students 10th
In this similar triangles worksheet, 10th graders solve and complete 10 different problems related to determining the sides of similar triangles. First, they write three equal ratios to show the corresponding sides that are proportional....
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Curated OER

Congruency

For Students 3rd - 4th Standards
Which triangles are congruent? There are two sets of triangles here for scholars to examine in order to determine which of them are congruent. They use an example and explanatory introduction to guide them through this process. The first...
Interactive
Curated OER

Similar Figures

For Students 7th - 10th
In this similar figures worksheet, students identify the meaning of similar, corresponding sides, and congruent.  They use proportions to find the length of a missing side.  Students dilate given figures according to a scale...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Similar Polygons

For Students 10th
In this similar polygons worksheet, 10th graders solve 10 different problems that include determining various similar polygons. First, they determine the perimeter of a second triangle given the measures of all angles in the first. Then,...
Unit Plan
Curated OER

Transformations in the Coordinate Plane

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Your learners connect the new concepts of transformations in the coordinate plane to their previous knowledge using the solid vocabulary development in this unit. Like a foreign language, mathematics has its own set of vocabulary terms...
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Curated OER

How Many?

For Teachers K
Establish 1:1 correspondence by counting students, first one gender, then the other. Give each child a colored cube (one color for boys, another for girls) and have small groups determine more or less and how many all together. As a...
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Curated OER

Similar Figures

For Students 7th - 9th
In this similar figures worksheet, students identify corresponding sides and corresponding angles of given polygons.  They identify similar figures.  This three-page worksheet contains 18 problems.
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EngageNY

Properties of Parallelograms

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Everyone knows that opposite sides of a parallelogram are congruent, but can you prove it? Challenge pupils to use triangle congruence to prove properties of quadrilaterals. Learners complete formal two-column proofs before moving on to...
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Exploring Characteristics Needed to Prove Two Trianlges Congruent

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders explore congruent triangles.  In this geometry lesson, 10th graders investigate the conditions necessary to prove two triangles congruent.  The lesson combines dry erase board activities and the use of technology.
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Curated OER

Ratio of Similarity

For Students 10th
In this ratio of similarity worksheet, 10th graders solve and complete 20 different problems that include defining the ratio of similarity in various figures. First, they determine the ratio of similarity for large and small pairs of...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Proportional Reasoning: Ratio Applications

For Students 8th
In this ratio applications worksheet, 8th graders solve and complete 24 various types of problems that include proportional reasoning. First, they solve each pair of similar figures for the given variable. Then, students write and solve...
Handout
El Paso Community College

Geometry Definitions

For Students 7th - 9th Standards
Geometry is full of shapes, figures, and corresponding things here and there. The guide shares all of the key pieces of geometric information in a nicely color-coded and labeled sheet. 

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