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Similar Shapes
In geometry, similar and congruent shapes are often confused. Shapes that are similar are the same shape, but a different size. This activity gives young learners some practice in identifying similar shapes. There are five polygons...
Virginia Department of Education
Similar Figures
How similar do figures have to be to be similar figures? Individuals learn to identify similar figures by verifying that angles are congruent and sides are proportional. Additionally, they match the corresponding parts of similar figures.
Mathematics Assessment Project
Identifying Similar Triangles
Math whizzes work with angle sums and exterior angles to figure out the measure of other angles. This particular publication provides comprehensive support in the form of an anticipatory activity, questions designed to prompt discussion,...
Scholastic
Study Jams! Similar Figures
Discover how triangles are congruent based on their sides, angles, and proportionality. Learners explore the ways to determine similarity at their own pace, and then they practice afterwards with an assessment.
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Similar Figures
Your class will use a TI calculator to drag vertices of rectangles and triangles to observe what happens to ratios of pairs of sides within each figure. They will apply the definition of similarity to identify similar shapes. The lesson...
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Similar Figures
In this geometry activity students explore similar polygons and determine measure of missing sides and angles. Students use indirect measurement with similar triangles and determine the area and volume of similar figures. The seven...
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Dihedral Figures
Middle and high schoolers perform transformations. In this web based lesson, students explore dihedral figures. They use the web tools to translate, rotate, and reflect figures. Pupils identify lines of symmetry.
Math Mammoth
Similar Figures
For this similar figure learning exercise, students identify objects that are similar. They draw polygons according to instructions and determine their similarity. This one-page learning exercise contains four multi-step problems.
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Congruent and Similar Figures
Group that class and get them classifying and sorting figures as congruent or similar. They use magazines to identify and label similar and congruent figures, cutting out images and placing c or s next to each image.
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Figurative Language in Romeo and Juliet
Shakespeare was such a talented writer, but why? It must be his use of figurative language, blended with his clever, twisting plots. This worksheet focuses on his use of metaphor, simile, personification, oxymoron, and hyperbole within...
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Similar Situations
Students explore intersecting lines. In this intersecting lines lesson plan, students investigate shapes consisting of parallel, perpendicular, and similar lines. Students investigate these lines in shapes around them.
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Geometry --Similar Shapes
In this geometry worksheet, students circle the shape in the group that is the most similar to the one given. There are four problems to complete.
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Congruent and Similar figures
Eighth graders explore congruent and similar figures. In this eighth grade geometry lesson, 8th graders use geoboards to create congruent and similar figures and explore the relationships between the sides and angles.
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Quiz: Similarity
In this similarity learning exercise, students use the characteristics of similar figures to determine the length of one side of a polygon, the height of a tree, or the shortest side of a triangle. They also identify similar figures. ...
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Ratios of Similar Figures
High schoolers identify the ratios of different triangles. In this geometry lesson, students identify the similarity and differences of triangles. They use the navigator to move the sides of the triangle around.
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Identifying Similar Triangles
In this identifying similar triangles worksheet, 10th graders solve 5 different proofs related to similar triangles. First, they identify the similar triangles in each figure and explain why they are similar, using the information to...
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Similar Figures
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...
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Similarity
Use the coordinate plane to show two figures are similar. The lesson incorporates congruence transformations and dilations to move a figure on to another figure. Pupils determine that if a similarity transformation exists...
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Similar Figures
In this similar figures learning exercise, students identify corresponding sides and corresponding angles of given polygons. They identify similar figures. This three-page learning exercise contains 18 problems.
Charleston School District
Identifying Series and Determining Congruence or Similarity
Learners consider a set of questions to determine a series of transformations that will move one figure to another. Once the series is determined, the pupil then determines whether the pre-image and image are either congruent...
Charleston School District
Pre-Test Unit 2: Similar and Congruent
A pre-test contains questions about transformations that lead to congruent and similar images. It also covers angle relationships associated with triangles and parallel lines intersected by a transversal.
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Similar Polygons
In this similar polygons worksheet, students identify the corresponding sides of polygons. They use proportions to solve problems. Students determine the scale factor of similar figures. This two-page worksheet contains...
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Identifying Similar Triangles
In this identifying similar triangles activity, 10th graders solve 6 different types of problem that include identifying and comparing similar triangles. First, they identify the three ways that determine whether two triangles are...
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Exploring Similar Polygons
In this exploring similar polygons worksheet, 10th graders solve 9 various problems that are related to similar polygons. First, they define similar and the symbol used to identify similar to another. Then, students find the measurement...