Math Games

Grade 6 - Shape and Space

Standard 6.SS.3 - Identify similar and congruent figures.

Included Skills:

Demonstrate understanding of regular and irregular polygons including:
• classifying types of triangles
• comparing side lengths
• comparing angle measures
• differentiating between regular and irregular polygons
• analyzing for congruence.
• Observe examples of polygons, including triangles, found in situations relevant to self, family, or community and sort the polygons into irregular and regular polygons.
• Analyze the types of triangles (scalene, isosceles, equilateral, right, obtuse, and acute) to determine which, if any, represent regular polygons.
• Compare two regular polygons (using superimposing or measuring) to determine whether or not the two polygons are congruent.
• Analyze a set of regular polygons and a set of irregular polygons to identify the characteristics of regular polygons.
• Critique the following statement: "When viewed from different perspectives, the same triangle can be classified in different ways."
• Draw and classify examples of different types of triangles (scalene, isosceles, equilateral, right, obtuse, and acute) and explain the reasoning.
• Replicate a polygon in a different orientation and informally prove that the new polygon is congruent and explain the reasoning.