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Congruence (Year 8 and 9)
This module from the AMSI 'The Improving Mathematics Education in Schools (TIMES) project is for teachers who wish to consolidate their content knowledge on the topic of congruence, including the four triangle tests. There are sections that provide history and context for the topic, as well as exercises and examples of how to present and explain the concepts to students.
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Year level(s) | Year 8, Year 9 |
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Audience | Teacher, School Leader |
Purpose | Content knowledge |
Format | Downloadable resources |
Keywords | congruence, triangles, angle, side, explicit teaching |
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Strand and focus | Geometry |
Topics | Angles and geometric reasoning |
AC: Mathematics content descriptions |
ACMMG244
Apply logical reasoning, including the use of congruence and similarity, to proofs and numerical exercises involving plane shapes
ACMMG243
Formulate proofs involving congruent triangles and angle properties
ACMMG200
Define congruence of plane shapes using transformations
ACMMG201
Develop the conditions for congruence of triangles
ACMMG202
Establish properties of quadrilaterals using congruent triangles and angle properties, and solve related numerical problems using reasoning
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Copyright details |
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Organisation | AMSI |
Copyright | © The University of Melbourne. Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0. |
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