Unit 5

Unit 5 Geometry: Congruence, Constructions, and Parallel Lines

Lessons

5.1
Measuring and Drawing Angles

Intro to Geometer's Sketchpad - See Tours 1 and 2 taken from "Geometry Activities for Middle School Students with the Geometer's Sketchpad" http://www.keypress.com/x5630.xml

5.2 Reasoning with Angle Measures
Sketchpad triangles

Animated Spinwheel Activities

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2

5.3
Using a Protractor to Make Circle Graphs
Sum of the angles of a triangle - using Sketchpad
Use Sketchpad to make a circle graph - p. 170 Student Math Journal

5.4
Coordinate Geometry
Glob Hunt - find the hiding Glob by entering X and Y coordinates

5.5
Isometry Transformations
Pattern blocks

5.6
Congruent Figures

5.7
Compass-and-Straightedge Constructions 1
Constructing an Equilateral Triangle with Sketchpad

5.8
Compass-and-Straightedge Constructions 2

5.9
Parallel Lines and Angle Relationships

5.10
Parallelograms

5.11
Unit 5 Review and Assessment
Blocks prints for sale