Unit 1: Congruence, Proof, & Constructions

UNIT BACKGROUND
Unit Title: Congruence, Proof, & Constructions Grade Level: 9-10
Subject/Topic: Geometry Honors
Unit Designer: Tyler Parenzan Time Frame: 45 Days Quarter: 1
School: Foundation Collegiate Academy

Essential questions:
How do we know if two shapes are congruent?
How and why are proofs necessary?
What are constructions and why are they useful?

Enduring Understandings:
-Students will be able to perform various constructions to prove congruence and different congruence
postulates.
-You do not need to know every pair of corresponding sides and angles in order to prove two triangles are
congruent
-Proofs are analogous to writing argumentative/persuasive essays
-You can create arguments in math and express those arguments through proofs.

STAGE 2: ASSESSMENT EVIDENCE

Performance Task Summary (What performance measures will you include in this unit?)
Can students construct an equilateral triangle with a straight-edge & compass?
Can students solve multi-step algebraic problems in a triangle and with transversals?
Can students develop and complete steps in proofs of transversals, triangles, and
parallelogram theorems?
Can students perform transformations freehand, in a coordinate plane, and for proofs?
Can students solve unknown angles with basic info given, transversals, & in a triangle?
Can students perform rotations, reflections, and translations in a coordinate plane?
Can students perform multiple transformations in a coordinate plane?
Can students solve proofs of triangles using SSS, SAS, ASA, AAS, & HL short-cuts?
Can students complete proofs of parallelogram theorems?

Unit Assessment

1
 Quizzes weekly. Test on Topics A&B. Test on Topics C-E.

STAGE 3: MAPPING / RESOURCES

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Objective: Objective: Objective: Objective: Objective: Quiz/Flex
SWBAT 1.1 SWBAT 1.1 1.2 SWBAT apply the SWBAT 1.3 copy day:
construct an construct an equilateral triangle and bisect an angle SWBAT apply their
equilateral equilateral construction in order with construction understandings of
triangle. triangle. to create new shapes tools bisections in order to
construct a
perpendicular line.

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Objective: Objective: Objective: Objective: Objective:
SWBAT 1.4 SWBAT 1.5 SWBAT 1.5 create SWBAT identify Quiz/flex/SWBAT 1.7
(continuation from Identify different shapes through different angle apply their
Friday) points of constructions and understandings of
relationships
concurrency. explain where all of parallel lines, angles,
the points of with parallel and equations to solve
concurrency are lines/transversals for unknown angles

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Objective: SWAB Objective: Objective: Objective: SWBAT Objective: Quiz/Flex/
1.7 Continuation SWBAT 1.8 SWBAT create parts 1.10 apply their Intro to SWBAT 1.11
from Friday) Solve unknown of proofs to explain understandings of write unknown angle
Angles in a how different angles angles and proofs in proofs involving known
Triangle. relate to each other in order to write proofs facts.
a set of parallel lines involving auxiliary
with a transversal lines.

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

2
Objective: 1.11 Objective: Objective: Formal Objective: 1.12 Objective: 1.13
SWBAT write SWBAT Review Test on Topics A & B. Students discover SWBAT manipulate
unknown angle of Topic A & B the gaps in rotations by each
proofs involving for Test. specificity regarding parametercenter of
known facts. their understanding rotation, angle of
of transformations. rotation, and a point
Students identify under the rotation.
the parameters they
need to complete
any rigid motion.

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Objective: 1.14 Objective: Objective: 1.16 Objective: Objective: 1.18
SWBAT create SWBAT 1.15 Students demonstrate 1.17 SWBAT apply Quiz/ Flex/
reflections with Students explain understanding of a their understandings SWBAT construct a
construction tools the difference translation by of bisectors in order line parallel to a given
in order to better between a performing a to prove that the line through a point not
understand how reflection and translation by distance between on that line using a
that rigid motion rotation construction. any two rotation by 180and
manipulates the corresponding prove the alternate
pre-image points on an image interior angles theorem
and preimage, after using the parallel
a reflection are postulate and the
equidistant. construction.

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

3
Objective: Objective: Objective: 1.20 Objective: 1.21 Objective: Quiz/Flex
SWBAT 1.18 SWBAT 1.19 SWBAT explain Students practice Day/ INTRO TO
Students learn to SWBAT apply congruence between applying a sequence SWBAT 1.22 SWBAT
construct a line their gures gives rise to a of rigid motions explain why any two
parallel to a given understandings of correspondence from one figure triangles that satisfy the
line through a rigid motions in between parts such onto another figure SAS congruence
point not on that order to identify that corresponding in order to criterion must be
line using a congruent shapes. parts are congruent, demonstrate that the congruent.
rotation by 180. and they will be able figures are
They learn how to to state the congruent.
prove the alternate correspondence that
interior angles arises from a given
theorem using the congruence.
parallel postulate Students will
and the recognize that
construction. correspondences may
be set up even in cases
where no congruence
is present. SWBAT
describe and notate all
the possible
correspondences
between two triangles
or two quadrilaterals.

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

4
Objective: Objective: Objective: SWBAT Objective: SWBAT Objective: Quiz/Flex
SWBAT 1.22 SWBAT 1.23 1.24 SWBAT identify 1.25 SWBAT
SWBAT explain Students examine congruent shapes identify congruent
why any two two different using ASA and SSS shapes using AAS
triangles that proof techniques criteria and HL criteria
satisfy the SAS via a familiar
congruence theorem.
criterion must be SWBAT
congruent. complete proofs
involving
properties of an
isosceles triangle.

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Objective: 1.26 Objective: 1.27 Objective: 1.27 Objective: 1.28 Objective: Quiz/Flex/
SWBAT compare SWBAT apply SWBAT apply their SWBAT apply their 1.29 SWBAT examine
and contrast the their understandings of the understandings of the relationships
congruency
utilities of AAS, understandings of postulates in order proofs in order to created by special lines
SSS, AAA, and the congruency prove two triangles complete proofs in triangles, namely
SSA in order to postulates in congruent involving properties mid-segments.
see that the first order prove two of parallelograms.
two always prove triangles
congruency congruent
whereas the
second two do not.

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Objective: 1.29 Objective: 1.30 Objective: Flex/ Objective: SWBAT Objective: SWBAT
SWBAT examine SWBAT Students SWBAT Topic C-E Topic C-E Review. COMPLETE Formal
the relationships examine the Review. tests on topics C-E.
created by special relationships
lines in triangles, created by special
namely mid- lines in triangles,
segments. namely medians.