Creating Congruent Shapes
Geometry — Shapes

Materials needed:

  • Geoboards

  • Elastics

  • Pattern Blocks

  • Dot Paper

Find a partner to work with:

  • Select two geoboards, some elastics, and some pattern blocks.

  • Choose a person to lead first. That person will make a shape on the geoboard and the other student has to make the congruent figure on the their geoboard.

  • Record the shapes on your dot paper.

  • Switch whom goes first.

  • When you are done put your dot paper in your portfolio.



  • Also make congruent shapes with the pattern blocks.

  • One student makes a shape with the pattern blocks and the other student makes the congruent shape.

  • Record your shapes on the dot paper.

  • Switch whom goes first.

  • Put the dot paper in your portfolio.

Make at least 5 shapes using both the geoboards and pattern blocks.
 


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