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Tag Archives: geometry
Side-Side-Side?
One of my classes is at an impasse. They all agree that having proportional sides does not guarantee similarity in a quadrilateral (yay for the students who thought to grab a rhombus and a square from the tub of shapes … Continue reading
Grasping at Straws
We’ve been exploring the ideas of similarity and congruence in my freshmen classes. Today the students developed congruence by SSS – with straws. Supplies needed: drinking Straws (1-2 per student), string (dental floss was too slippery), and scissors. Question 1: … Continue reading
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