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Geometry: Similarity
In this unit, students use dilations and rigid transformations to justify triangle similarity theorems. The unit balances a focus on proof with a focus on using similar triangles to find unknown side lengths and angle measurements.
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| Year level(s) | Year 9 |
|---|---|
| Audience | Teacher |
| Purpose | Content knowledge, Teaching resource, Student task |
| Teaching strategies and pedagogical approaches | Explicit teaching |
| Keywords | transformation, ratio, triangle, angle, proof, congruent, similar, scale factor, enlargement |
Curriculum alignment |
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| Curriculum connections | Critical and creative thinking, Numeracy |
| Strand and focus | Space |
| Topics | Angles and geometric reasoning |
| AC: Mathematics (V9.0) content descriptions |
AC9M9M03
Solve spatial problems, applying angle properties, scale, similarity, Pythagoras' theorem and trigonometry in right-angled triangles |
| Numeracy progression |
Understanding geometric properties (P7)
Proportional thinking (P7) Understanding units of measurement (P10) |
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| Organisation | GeoGebra |
| Copyright | © 2022 GeoGebra. Free-for-education material. |
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