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Strand: GEOMETRY - Congruence (G.CO)

Experiment with transformations in the plane. Build on student experience with rigid motions from earlier grades (Standards G.CO.1-5). Understand congruence in terms of rigid motions. Rigid motions are at the foundation of the definition of congruence. Reason from the basic properties of rigid motions (that they preserve distance and angle), which are assumed without proof. Rigid motions and their assumed properties can be used to establish the usual triangle congruence criteria, which can then be used to prove other theorems (Standards G.CO.6-8). Make geometric constructions (Standards G.CO.12-13).

Standard G.CO.3

Given a rectangle, parallelogram, trapezoid, or regular polygon, describe the rotations and reflections that carry it onto itself.

• 3D Transmographer
  This lesson contains an applet that allows students to explore translations, reflections, and rotations.
• Constructions
  This site provides both a video and step-by-step directions on how to complete a variety of constructions.
• GEOMETRY - Congruence (G.CO) - Sec Math I Core Guide
  The Utah State Board of Education (USBE) and educators around the state of Utah developed these guides for the Secondary Mathematics I - Congruence (G.CO).
• Introduction to the Materials (Math 1)
  Introduction to the Materials in the Mathematics One of the The MVP classroom experience begins by confronting students with an engaging task and then invites them to grapple with solving it. As students ideas emerge, take form, and are shared, the teacher orchestrates the student discussions and explorations towards a focused mathematical goal. As conjectures are made and explored, they evolve into mathematical concepts that the community of learners begins to embrace as effective strategies for analyzing and solving problems.
• Module 6: Transformations & Symmetry - Student Edition (Math 1)
  The Mathematics Vision Project, Secondary Math One Module 6, Transformations and Symmetry, builds on students experiences with rigid motion in earlier grades to formalize the definitions of translation, rotation, and reflection.
• Module 6: Transformations & Symmetry - Teacher Notes (Math 1)
  The Mathematics Vision Project, Secondary Math One Module 6 Teacher Notes, Transformations and Symmetry, builds on students experiences with rigid motion in earlier grades to formalize the definitions of translation, rotation, and reflection.
• Origami regular octagon
  The goal of this task is to study the geometry of reflections in the context of paper folding.
• Seven Circles II
  This task is intended primarily for instructional purposes. It provides a concrete geometric setting in which to study rigid transformations of the plane
• Symmetries of a circle
  This task asks students to examine lines of symmetry using the high school definition of reflections.
• Symmetries of a quadrilateral I
  This task provides an opportunity to examine the taxonomy of quadrilaterals from the point of view of rigid motions.
• Symmetries of a quadrilateral II
  This task examines quadrilaterals from the point of view of rigid motions and complements.
• Symmetries of rectangles
  This task examines the rigid motions which map a rectangle onto itself.
• Taking a Spin (pdf)
  Although students are often asked to find the angles of rotational symmetry for given regular polygons, in this task they are asked to find the regular polygons for a given angle of rotational symmetry, a reversal that yields some surprising results. This task would be most appropriate with students who have at least some experience in exploring rotational symmetry.
• Tangent Lines and the Radius of a Circle
  This task presents a foundational result in geometry, presented with deliberately sparse guidance in order to allow a wide variety of approaches.
• Translations, Reflections, and Rotations
  Students are introduced to the concepts of translation, reflection and rotation in this lesson plan.
• Unit Squares and Triangles
  This problem provides an opportunity for a rich application of coordinate geometry.

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