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Congruent and Similar figures

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders explore congruent and similar figures.  For 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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Similar Figures

For Students 4th - 5th
In this similar figures worksheet, students determine area and perimeter of rectangles and triangles, then explain their thinking. Answers included on page 2.
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Curated OER

Similarity and Congruence

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the concept of similarity and congruence. In this similarity and congruence lesson, students cut out strips of paper and form a triangle. Students try to prove that their triangles are congruent using the SSS theorem of...
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Similarity and Congruence

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the concept of similarity and congruence. In this similarity and congruence activity, students identify and verify whether or not two figures are similar, congruent, or neither. Students use postulates and theorems such...
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Identify Similar Figures

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students explore the concept of similar figures. In this similar figures lesson, students develop the idea that similar figures are a different size but the same shape by comparing similar rectangles. Students use patty paper to trace...
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Similar Polygons and Circles

For Students 9th - 12th
In these similar polygons and circles worksheets, students complete 15 questions including 9 word problems regarding similar polygons. Students then complete 15 questions including 1 word problem involving circumference, area, and arc...
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Unit 5: Worksheet 4 - Proportion

For Students 8th - 10th
For this proportion worksheet, students use proportions to find the length of a missing side of similar triangles. They find percent of a number, and solve real life story problems with percents and discounts. This two-page worksheet...
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Mid-Segment of a Triangle

For Students 10th - 11th
In this triangle worksheet, students examine triangle diagrams. They determine the perimeter, length of a line, midpoint of a line, and angle measurement from given information. This one-page worksheet contains ten problems.
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Curated OER

Quiz: Similarity

For Students 7th - 8th
In 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. ...
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Identify Similar Triangles With Proofs

For Students 10th - 12th
In this similar triangle instructional activity, students write a two-column proof to explain why determined triangles are similar. Given some line lengths and angle measurements, students use proofs to identify the ratio of specified...
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Exploring Similar Figures

For Students 10th
In this similar figures instructional activity, 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...
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Curated OER

Identifying Similar Triangles

For Students 10th
For 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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Curated OER

Parts of Similar Triangles

For Students 10th
In this parts of similar triangles learning exercise, 10th graders solve 6 different problems related to determining the value of various parts of similar triangles. First, they find the value of x in the 2 figures shown. Then, students...
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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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Similarity

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students 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 how it is...
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Similar Triangles

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders find the height of every day objects using techniques learned through postulates that allow triangles in a problem to be similar. They calculate the length of a missing side and solve proportions.
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Tennis Triangle

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners calculate the height of a tree or flagpole. They measure the shadow of the tree or flagpole and the length of a shadow of a meterstick. Using similar triangles, calculate the heigh. Devise two additional ways in which to measure...
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The Patchwork Quilt and Something From Nothing

For Teachers K
Students listen to the teacher read the first 26 pages of the story, Something From Nothing, and discuss what predicting means, Students predict how Joesph might remember what his grandfather made him, now that the button is gone. They...
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A Planet Full of Animals

For Teachers K
Students explore a variety of animals that live on our planet. The shapes, sizes, colors, movements, and coverings of the animals are observed. The similarities and differences in the animals are grouped according to common traits.
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Baseball Proportion

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders measure regular baseball bats and souvenir bats in centimeters. They determine how tall a person would be to be in proportion to the souvenir bat, create a poster depicting the person, and explain the proportional...
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Can a Geometric Mean be Nice?

For Teachers 11th - 12th
In this Geometry instructional (work)sheet, students are instructed on how to find the geometric mean.  Students are then shown how the geometric mean is applied to proving similar triangles.
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Side Lengths of Similar Shapes

For Students 6th - 7th
In this geometric shapes worksheet, students analyze similar shapes and find the missing length using a proportion. There are no examples.
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Perimeter and Area of Similar Figures

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Students explore the relationships between similar figures. For this relationships between similar figures lesson, students discuss relationships between perimeter, circumference, area, surface area, and volume of similar figures through...
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Curated OER

Similar Figures

For Students 6th
In this similar figures worksheet, 6th graders solve and complete 6 different word problems. First, they use the information provided to determine the width of an actual car. Then, students use the enlarged photo to determine how tall...