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Prove Triangles Similar

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Show more than one way to prove similarity. Scholars learn three different methods to show two triangles are similar, Angle-Angle, Side-Side-Side, and Side-Angle-Side. Pupils practice applying these methods to determine whether two given...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Similarity and Dilations - Discover Properties of Similar Figures

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Learners investigate properties of similar figures. For this properties of similar figures lesson, pupils construct similar figures using Cabri Jr. They dilate their figure to create a similar one, and discuss the relationships between...
Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Pythagorean Theorem for Solving Right Triangles: Solving the Triangle

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Observe the change in the trigonometric ratios as angles vary. An interactive provides the values of trigonometric ratios for both acute angles in a right triangle. Pupils create a right triangle to match given criteria and find the...
Lesson Plan
Willow Tree

Ratios and Proportions with Congruent and Similar Polygons

For Students 8th - 11th Standards
Investigate how similar and congruent figures compare. Learners understand congruent figures have congruent sides and angles, but similar figures only have congruent angles — their sides are proportional. After learning the...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Similar Triangles

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders practice solving proportions from similar triangles. They watch a PowerPoint presentation and complete a worksheet each of two days of this lesson. Links for worksheets and PowerPoint presentations are included with this...
Unit Plan
Curated OER

Zome System

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Get hundreds of interactive activity plans using the Zome Modeling System. Among dozens of lessons, a first exposure to similar triangles can be very visual for the learner. Here, young geometers explore the number of different shapes...
Worksheet
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....
Worksheet
Curated OER

Triangles and Congruence

For Students 8th - 10th
Can your class construct triangles and determine congruence? Find out with this well put together worksheet. THey construct triangles to given specifications and identify if they are congruent. There are 3 muti-step problems to solve.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Similar Triangles - Applied Problems

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students differentiate between similar and congruent triangles. In this geometry lesson, students identify the angles of triangles using the similarity theorem. They apply concepts of triangles to the real world.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Similar Triangles

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students differentiate between similar and congruent triangles. In this geometry lesson, students identify the missing side and angle of a triangle. They identify the different ratio and proportion of the sides of a triangle.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

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.
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...
Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Proof of the Pythagorean Theorem

For Teachers 8th Standards
What does similarity have to do with the Pythagorean Theorem? The activity steps through the proof of the Pythagorean Theorem by using similar triangles. Next, the teacher leads a discussion of the proof and follows it by an animated...
Lesson Plan
Virginia Department of Education

Similar Figures

For Teachers 7th
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.
Assessment
Inside Mathematics

Rhombuses

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Just what does it take to show two rhombuses are similar? The assessment task asks pupils to develop an argument to show that given quadrilaterals are rhombuses. Class members also use their knowledge of similar triangles to show two...
Activity
Curated OER

Triangle Series

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Your algebra learners emphasize the"geometric" in geometric series as they use a common ratio between algebraic terms and find that it corresponds to a repeated similarity transformation. 
Worksheet
Curated OER

Dilations and Similarity

For Students 8th - 10th Standards
For this dilations and similarity worksheet, pupils solve 10 different problems that include various dilations. First, they determine the scale factor of dilations found in the illustrated graphs. Then, everyone determines the...
Unit Plan
Mathematics Vision Project

Module 4: Similarity and Right Triangle Trigonometry

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Right you are to use a great resource. Starting with a lesson on dilations, scholars learn about similarity transformations and similar triangles. They use the knowledge to develop an understanding of right triangle trigonometry in later...
Interactive
Curated OER

Similar Triangles Multiple Choice

For Students 8th - 10th
In this triangle relationships worksheet, students identify measurements in similar and congruent triangles. Each problem features a drawing of two or more triangles. Students identify missing measurements. There are 5 multiple choice...
Lesson Plan
EngageNY

The Side-Angle-Side (SAS) and Side-Side-Side (SSS) Criteria for Two Triangles to Be Similar

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Playing with mathematics can invoke curiosity and excitement. As pupils construct triangles with given criteria, they determine the necessary requirements to support similarity. After determining the criteria, they practice...
Assessment
Charleston School District

Review Unit 2: Congruence and Similarity

For Students 8th Standards
Review for the test with a comprehensive list of terms and concepts for the unit on congruence and similarity. It divides divides the sections in the order of the lessons presented during the unit. 
Assessment
Charleston School District

Pre-Test Unit 2: Similar and Congruent

For Students 8th Standards
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. 
Handout
Charleston School District

The Sum of Angles in a Triangle

For Students 8th Standards
An informative lesson contains a brief explanation of how the sum of the angles of a triangle is a line. The lesson continues with determining the missing angle in a triangle, or solving for a variable. Using the sum of the...
Lesson Plan
Virginia Department of Education

Special Right Triangles and Right Triangle Trigonometry

For Teachers 9th - 11th Standards
Right triangles are so special! Use special right triangles to discover the trigonometric ratios. Pairs construct special right triangles and find the values of the ratios of the sides. In the process, they discover the ratios stay the...

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