Where Are The Congruent Halves?

Try this activity that requires creating two polygons from one to apply knowledge of congruency and transformations and develop spatial reasoning.

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Published in:Mathematics teaching in the middle school 2012-04, Vol.17 (8), p.480-485
Main Author: Obara, Samuel
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Cognition & reasoning
Correlation
Elementary Secondary Education
Features
Geometric Concepts
Geometric shapes
Identification
Mathematical congruence
Mathematics education
Mathematics Instruction
Middle School Teachers
Middle Schools
Polygons
Reasoning
Rotation
Spatial Ability
Teaching Methods
Trapezoids
Vertices
Visual Stimuli
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Correlation
Elementary Secondary Education
Features
Geometric Concepts
Geometric shapes
Identification
Mathematical congruence
Mathematics education
Mathematics Instruction
Middle School Teachers
Middle Schools
Polygons
Reasoning
Rotation
Spatial Ability
Teaching Methods
Trapezoids
Vertices
Visual Stimuli
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