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IM geometry: Unit 2 – congruence
In this unit, students begin by reasoning about the relationships between congruent parts of figures and congruent figures. They use transformations as tools for reasoning and generalising.
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| Year level(s) | Year 10 |
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| Audience | Teacher |
| Purpose | Teaching resource, Student task |
| Teaching strategies and pedagogical approaches | Explicit teaching |
| Keywords | congruence, geometry, reasoning, angles, proof |
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| Curriculum connections | Critical and creative thinking |
| Strand and focus | Space |
| Topics | Pythagoras and trigonometry |
| AC: Mathematics (V9.0) content descriptions |
AC9M10SP01
Apply deductive reasoning to proofs involving shapes in the plane and use theorems to solve spatial problems |
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| Organisation | GeoGebra |
| Copyright | © 2022 GeoGebra. Free-for-education material. |
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