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Congruence

The resource provides detailed explanations and examples to teach the topic of congruence. It covers the following areas: understanding the properties that determine congruence of triangles and recognising which transformations create congruent figures; constructing triangles using the conditions of congruence; and looking at the properties of quadrilaterals using congruence and angle properties. Students can use this resource independently or with peers to establish an understanding of congruence as they read through the explanations, examples and complete the questions.

Additional details
Year level(s)	Year 8
Audience	Student, Teacher
Purpose	Content knowledge, Evidence-based approaches, Student task, Teaching resource, Teaching strategies
Format	Downloadable resources
Teaching strategies and pedagogical approaches	Collaborative learning, Explicit teaching, Worked examples
Keywords	quadrilaterals, transformation, congruence, angle properties
Curriculum alignment
Curriculum connections	English, Numeracy, Critical and creative thinking
Strand and focus	Space, Apply understanding, Build understanding, Measurement
Topics	Angles and geometric reasoning, Transformation, Shapes and objects
AC: Mathematics (V9.0) content descriptions	AC9M8SP01 Identify the conditions for congruence and similarity of triangles and explain the conditions for other sets of common shapes to be congruent or similar, including those formed by transformations AC9M8SP02 Establish properties of quadrilaterals using congruent triangles and angle properties, and solve related problems explaining reasoning
Numeracy progression	Understanding geometric properties (P6, P7) Proportional thinking (P6)
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