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Quiz: Similarity

For Students 7th - 8th
For this similarity worksheet, 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. ...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Triangle: Print and Color

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In this word recognition learning exercise, students trace the word "triangle", write the word independently, and color the picture of the triangle.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Similar Figure Word Problems

For Students 7th - 10th
In this similar figure worksheet, learners use similar figures and indirect measurement to determine distance.  They use proportions of similar figures to determine scale figures.  This two-page worksheet contains 8...
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Curated OER

The Triangles Problem

For Students 10th
For this geometry worksheet, 10th graders explain how two triangles can have 5 parts of the other triangle and still not be congruent. This is a word problem with an answer key.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Triangle Congruence

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students use web applet to create congruent triangles. In this geometry lesson, students differentiate between congruent and similar. They create shapes online and drag those shapes around to create visuals of triangles.
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...
Lesson Plan
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Congruent Triangles

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Students identify properties of triangles. In this geometry lesson, students differentiate between similar and congruent triangles. They use the umber of sides to help define the angle of the polygon.
Lesson Plan
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Symmetry, Similar & Congruent Shapes

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders identify lines of symmetry., similar and congruent shapes. They use construction paper to create their own symmetrical shapes. Students create stained glass frames containing symmetrical, congruent and similar shapes.
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Illustrative Mathematics

Applying the Pythagorean Theorem in a Mathematical Context

For Teachers 7th - 9th Standards
Participants who use this resource will apply the Pythagorean Theorem to show whether or not the shaded triangle inscribed in a rectangle is a right triangle. Once all of the sides on the shaded triangle are found, it is important that...
Lesson Plan
Mathematics Assessment Project

Deducting Relationships: Floodlight Shadows

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Try to figure out what happens with shadows as a person moves between two light sources. A formative assessment lesson has individuals work on an assessment task based on similar triangles, then groups them based on their...
Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Angles of Elevation and Depression: Fly-By Calibration

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Determine the distance between two trees from afar. Pupils use an interactive resource to create two right triangles using trees and a plane. They determine the horizontal legs of each triangle to find the distance between the two trees.
Performance
Radford University

How Tall is the Tree?

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Pairs or small groups work together to determine the height of a tree using similar triangles. Learners make a judgement which direction to let a tree fall to avoid hitting any structures. They then write letters to the principal...
Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Area Between Curves: Income and Expenses

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
Use the area of polygons to calculate the area between curves. Pupils calculate areas under income and expense curves by filling the space with squares and right triangles. Using that information, they determine the profit related to the...
Assessment
EngageNY

End-of-Module Assessment Task: Grade 7 Mathematics Module 6

For Students 7th Standards
Determine the level of understanding within your classes using a summative assessment. As the final lesson in a 29-part module, the goal is to assess the topics addressed during the unit. Concepts range from linear angle relationships,...
Unit Plan
Arizona Department of Education

Area and Perimeter of Regular and Irregular Polygons

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
Extend young mathematicians' understanding of area with a geometry lesson on trapezoids. Building on their prior knowledge of rectangles and triangles, students learn how to calculate the area of trapezoids and other...
Unit Plan
Radford University

2 and 3 Dimensional Shapes

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Take a similar approach to three dimensions. Pupils develop the relationship between areas of similar objects and see how they relate to the ratio of the sides. Building upon area formulas, small groups put together volume formulas for...
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Illustrative Mathematics

Why Does SSS Work?

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
While it may seem incredibly obvious to the geometry student that congruent sides make congruent triangles, the proving of this by definition actually takes a bit of work. This exercise steps the class through this kind of proof by...
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Curated OER

Identifying Similar Triangles

For Students 10th
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...
Lesson Plan
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Similar and Congruent Triangles

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students create and classify different types of triangles using an online geo-board. They explore the concepts of similar and congruent as they discover how to draw similar and congruent triangles.
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Similar Right Triangles-Introductions to Trigonometry

For Students 9th - 10th
In this geometry worksheet, students examine similar right triangles as the basis for the foundation of trigonometry. Students define the basic trigonometric functions and use a calculator to find the trigonometric value of an angle. The...
Lesson Plan
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Similarity

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers engage in a lesson that is concerned with the concept of similarity. This takes higher order thinking skills and being able to separate into categories. Specifically in this lesson they are introduced to the scale and...
Lesson Plan
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Review Geometry - Week 8 (Triangles)

For Teachers 11th - 12th
In this triangle worksheet, students use similar figures to find the length of one side of two similar triangles. They find the area of a triangle inscribed in a rectangle. This two-page worksheet contains eight problems.
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Curated OER

Triangles

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this triangles learning exercise, students identify 3 triangles by the length of their sides and 3 triangles according to their internal angles.
Worksheet
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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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