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Students justify whether two figures are similar, congruent, or neither using transformations.

By Amplify Classroom

8th Grade

Math

Today’s Goals • Recognize that two figures are similar if there is a series of dilations, translations, reflections, and rotations that moves one onto another. • Recognize that similar figures have congruent corresponding angles and corresponding side lengths with a common scale factor. • Justify whether two figures are similar, congruent, or neither using the language of transformations. (Writing, Speaking, and Listening) Additional Materials Activity 2 Cards, one card per student, pre-cut; protractors, rulers, tracing paper