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Activity
Illustrative Mathematics

Congruent Triangles

For Teachers 7th - 9th Standards
Geometers prove that triangle PQR is congruent to triangle ABC by describing any combination of rotations, reflections, and translations that would prove it so. There is only this single task on the handout, but a detailed explanation of...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Triangle Congruence with Coordinate

For Teachers 7th - 9th Standards
Two triangles are displayed on a coordinate plane. Youngsters apply a reflection and a translation to demonstrate their congruence. This exercise makes a terrific tool for teaching these concepts, or a way to assess learning.
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Handout
McGraw Hill

Triangles

For Students 4th - 7th Standards
After reviewing characteristics of seven types of triangles, young geometers discover how to find the missing angle of a triangle. Then, they practice identifying triangles, find missing angles, and find missing side lengths of similar...
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Interactive
Scholastic

Study Jams! Congruent Figures

For Students 4th - 7th Standards
There is more to congruency than just looking similar. Learn the difference and calculate the matching angles and sides to prove the congruence between figures. Lesson has step-by-step slides and follows with an assessment. 
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Hands On: Construct Triangles and Rectangles

For Students 4th - 7th
In this congruent triangles and rectangles worksheet, students solve 6 word problems where they identify whether triangles and rectangles are congruent, and construct triangles. Students must explain their reasoning and prove each answer.
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Activity
Noyce Foundation

Lyle's Triangles

For Students K - 12th Standards
Try five problems on triangles. Levels A and B focus on shapes that can be created from right triangles. Level C touches upon the relationship between the area of a six-pointed star and the area of each triangle of which it is composed....
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Lesson Plan
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Curated OER

Reflecting Reflections

For Teachers 7th - 9th Standards
A triangle rests in quadrant two, from which your class members must draw reflections, both over x=2 and x=-2. This focused exercise strengthens students' skills when it comes to reflection on the coordinate plane.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Congruent Trianges - Is This Enough Information?

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders determine whether two triangles are congruent and provide an explanation to why they are not. They apply concepts of measurement of angles and collect evidence of congruent angles in the world.
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Assessment
Concord Consortium

Isosceles Triangle Spaces

For Students 7th - 10th Standards
How many different types of triangles can your class name? A discovery lesson guides learners through an exploration of the different triangle types and the relationships between their angles and sides. Using coordinate geometry,...
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Assessment
Mathed Up!

Congruent Shapes

For Students 4th - 8th Standards
Are congruent shapes compatible? Congruent shapes are identical to one another, and throughout the assessment, young mathematicians identify given shapes as congruent.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Partitioning a Hexagon

For Teachers 7th - 9th Standards
The task at hand is to partition a hexagon into two, four, and eight congruent figures. Make sure to give your wizards a sheet of triangle grid paper on which to decompose the hexagons. Have them explain which rotations, reflections, or...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Congruent Triangles - Is This Enough Information?

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders examine congruence postulates and apply knowledge to triangles in the world around them.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Triangle Fundamentals Multiple Choice

For Students 7th - 12th
In this triangles worksheet, students identify the parts of a triangle.  They determine the value of an angle measurement, and identify the characteristics of triangles.  This two-page worksheet contains 10 problems.  This is an online...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Angles, Triangles, Quadrilaterals, Circles and Related

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students classify angles. In this angles lesson, students explore the characteristics of angles, triangles, quadrilaterals and circles. They identify polygons and sing a classifying angles song. Students participate in a manipulative...
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Assessment
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Curated OER

Congruent Segments

For Students 7th - 9th Standards
The task, should your class decide to take it, is to list a series of reflections that transfer a line segment from one position to another. 
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Tile Patterns II: Hexagons

For Teachers 7th - 9th Standards
After learning that the sum of interior angles for triangles is 108 degrees, take it further to show that the sum of angles in any polygon is the same! Using hexagons, pupils practice finding the measure of the six congruent angles. Make...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Tile Patterns I: Octagons and Squares

For Teachers 7th - 9th Standards
This can be used as a critical thinking exercise in congruence or as a teaching tool when first introducing the concept. Four octagons are arranged in such a way that a square is formed in the middle. With this information, geometry...
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Lesson Plan
Discovery Education

Discovering Math: Exploring Geometry

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Apply geometric properties and formulae for surface area and volume by constructing a three-dimensional model of a city. Learners use similar and congruent figures and transformations to create a city of at least 10 buildings. They trade...
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Unit Plan
Virginia Department of Education

Classifying Angles

For Teachers 4th - 8th Standards
Don't be obtuse, this geometry unit is the just the right resource for educating the acute young minds in your class. From classifying and measuring angles, to determining the congruence of shapes, this resource covers a wide range of...
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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,...
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Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network (UEN)

Finding Missing Lengths of Similar Triangles

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Middle and high schoolers explore the properties of similar triangles. In this geometry lesson, pupils play a similarity basketball game, sketch similar triangles, and find the missing measures of similar figures. They find the height of...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Hands On: Area of Triangles

For Students 5th - 7th
In this area of triangles practice worksheet, students sharpen their problem solving skills as they solve 6 story problems.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Constructions of Isosceles and Equilateral Triangles

For Teachers 4th - 9th
Students explore the difference between drawing and constructing a triangle utilizing The Geometer's Sketchpad on the computer. They create, develop and script constructions for both isosceles and equilateral triangles. Each student has...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Triangle Attributes and Measures

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders explore the concept of triangles. In this triangles lesson plan, 7th graders sort triangles according to various attributes such as acute, obtuse, isosceles, or equilateral. Students find the area and perimeter of triangles.

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