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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.

Additional details
Year level(s)	Year 8, Year 9
Audience	Teacher, School Leader
Purpose	Content knowledge
Format	Downloadable resources
Keywords	congruence, triangles, angle, side, explicit teaching
Curriculum alignment
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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Organisation	AMSI
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