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Goal: To have students understand congruence and apply that knowledge to proving

congruence in the fairs.

Objectives:

1. Students will have the ability to recognize correspondence between shapes.

2. Students will have the ability to define congruence

3. Students will have the ability to recognize congruent shapes

Content: High School mathematics- Geometry

Intended Audience: 10th and 11th grade Geometry students

Prerequisite Knowledge:

1. What constitutes as a figure

2. What a polygon is

3. How to label sides, angles, triangles i.e. <ABC

Learning Standards:
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.HSG.CO.A.1
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.HSG.CO.A.3
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.HSG.CO.B.7
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.HSG.CO.B.8

Materials:

1. Notes- attatched

2. Worksheets

3. SmartBoard

Procedures:

1. Introduction:

a. Warm up on board

b. Have students get out materials for notes.

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2. Pre-assessment:

a. What angle is <ABC in the triangle below?

3. Think Aloud:
Teacher Question Student Response (expected)
What is the difference between figures and A figure can be anything and a polygon is a
polygons? shape.
Are polygons considered a figure? Yes.
Why? Because the definition of a figure states: Any
point, line, segment, ray, angle, polygon,
curve, region, plane, surface, solid, etc.
therefore based on the definition it would be
considered a figure.

4. Instruction for the Activity:

Have students sit at desks and start on warm up. After warm up go in to

notes. Throughout the notes have students answer questions when

applicable. After notes hand out worksheet to have students start

working on classwork problems. Finish other problems at home for

homework.

5. Assignments:

a. In class examples- done with notes.

b. Worksheet given in class that contains classwork and homework

problems.

6. Adaptations:

IEPs and struggling students

Student specific based on IEP specifications.

-Have guided notes available at student request.

-Read notes aloud for students struggling with reading.

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-Have SmartBoard materials available for students to reference.

-Give extra time for homework when needed.

Assessments:

Pre-assessment: Warm up

Formative Assessments: Classwork and homework

Summative Assessment:
Quiz over Congruent Triangles
Chapter test

Rationale: I chose a direct lesson for this because I feel it will give a good understanding to
the students for how they learn the rest about congruent triangles down the line. The next
days lesson is a disocovery lesson on how to prove congruence based on side-side-side and
I feel that having this being directly taught to them will give them good notes and guidance
for that activity. This will also give students good notes to refer back on and the
opportunity to ask questions when needed.
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Warm Up:
Given the triangle below please answer the questions:

1. How would you label the pink angle?

2. How would you label the purple side?

3. How would label the triangle?

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Unit 6 - Congruent Triangles

Congruent Triangles
Classwork

1. Given that ABC XYZ, identify and mark all of the congruent corresponding parts
in the diagram.

2. CAT JSD. List each of the following.

a. three pairs of congruent sides

b. three pairs of congruent angles

For exercises 3 5 list the corresponding sides and angles. Write a congruence statement.

3. 4. 5.

For Exercises 6 and 7, can you conclude that the triangles are congruent? Justify your
answers.
6. GHJ and IHJ 7. QRS and TVS
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8. If ACB JKL, which of the following must be a correct congruence statement?

A. A L B. B K

C. AB JL D. BAC LKJ

9. A student says she can use the information in the figure to prove ACB CAD.
Is she correct? Explain.

10. Use the information given in the diagram and the Reasons Bank to give a reason why each
statement is true. Some reasons may be used more than once.
Statements Reasons
a. L Q a.
b. LNM QNP b.
c. M P c.
d. LM QP, LN QN , MN PN d.
e. LNM QNP e.

Reasons Bank:
All corresponding parts are congruent, so
triangles are congruent.
Vertical angles are congruent
Given
Third Angles Theorem
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Congruent Triangles
Homework

11. Given that DEF JKL, mark all of the congruent corresponding parts in the
diagram and then list them.
D J

E F L K

12. BAT COM. List each of the following.

a. three pairs of congruent sides

b. three pairs of congruent angles

For exercises 13 15 list the corresponding sides and angles. Write a congruence statement.

13. 14. 15.

For Exercises 16 and 17, can you conclude that the triangles are congruent? Justify your
answers.
16. SRT and PRQ 17. ABC and FGH
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18. If PLM DOB, which of the following must be a correct congruence statement?
A. D L B. B M

C. PM OB D. LM DO

19. A student says she can use the information in the figure to prove JLK JLM.
Is she correct? Explain.

20. Use the information given in the diagram and the Reasons Bank to give B
a reason why each statement is true. Some reasons may be used more
than once.

C
Given: AD and BE bisect each other. AB DE ; A D
Prove: ACB DCE

E
Statements Reasons
1) AD and BE bisect each other. 1) Given D
AB DE , A D
2) AC DC , BC EC 2)
__________________________________________
3) ACB DCE 3)
_______
4) B E 4)
5) ACB DCE 5)

Reasons Bank:
Third Angles Theorem
Definition of a bisector
Vertical angles are congruent
All corresponding parts are congruent, so
triangles are congruent.
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5.1 Apply Congruence to Triangles

Vocabulary
Congruent figures Congruent

Similar

Example 1: Identify congruent parts

1. Identify all pairs of congruent corresponding parts. Then write a congruence statement.
Sides Angles
_______ _______ _______ _______ Congruence Statement
_______ _______ _______ _______ __________ __________

_______ _______ _______ _______

Example 2: Use properties of congruent figures

1. DEFG SPQR. Find the values of x and y.

WRITING A CONGRUENCE STATEMENT

1. Pick a marked angle (or mark two angles)
2. Name 1st triangle in any order (start with the marked angle) NOTE: Order matters!!
3. Match the second triangle (start with the corresponding marked angle)

Example 3: Congruence statements

1. Write a congruence statement 2. Write a congruence statement 3. Choose the correct congruence statement for
for the congruent triangles for the congruent triangles the congruent s. R
below. below. J
R E H
S C
W
D M T
O M Y
B P
Z A. MYJ RTH B. YJM RHT

K C. JYM HTR D. MYJ HRT

4. Write a congruence statement for the two congruent triangles shown below. Then solve for x.

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 5 Different Methods to Prove Triangles are Congruent
SSS ASA AAS SAS HL (RASS)

Simple Whats the difference between these? What doesnt work??? The 1 exception to the
and easy _______ ________

**So basicallyif youve got 3 pairs of angles or sides youve got congruent triangles except
for two exceptions: ________ and ________

Example 4: How are the triangles congruent? Write a congruence statement.

1. is the midpt. of , 2. , ,and 3. , , 4. , ,
, , , ,
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Tips to Help You Prove Triangles are Congruent

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Midpoint A
Bisect Reflexive property L
For SIDES

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midpoint of B D bisects
D
D
M
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A C A
J N M
bisects
P
C F B D
D E
K L L
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For ANGLES

B E C
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Therefore: Therefore: Therefore: Therefore: A

Alternate Interior Angles Corresponding Angles

Q W D
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S R S U T

Therefore: Therefore: Therefore:

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Example 4: Decide whether the triangles are congruent. If so, write a congruence
statement. Name all postulates or theorems used to reach your conclusion.
1. , 2. , , and 3. and
F E B

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A C R
Q S
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4. and 5. 6. bisects ,
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7. , 8. , , 9. and are right angles,

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10. bisects 11. is the midpt. of ; , 12. , and are right
angles
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1. Are there any orders of sides and angles that DONT prove triangles are congruent?

2. Circle which methods below COULD be used to prove two triangles are congruent?
A. Prove all three corresponding angles are congruent.
B. Prove that two angles and their included side are congruent.
C. Prove all three corresponding sides are congruent.
D. Prove two corresponding sides and one pair of corresponding angles are congruent.

Similar VS Congruent?
1. Which if the following is true about the following
triangles.
A. similar but not congruent
B. congruent but not similar
C. both similar and congruent
D. neither similar nor congruent
2. Which if the following is true about the following
triangles.
A. similar but not congruent
B. congruent but not similar
C. both similar and congruent
D. neither similar nor congruent