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TIMES Module 20: Measurement and Geometry: parallelograms and rectangles - teacher guide

Teacher guide TIMES Module 20: Measurement and Geometry: parallelograms and rectangles - teacher guide

TLF ID M008823

This is a 17-page guide for teachers. It contains the definitions, properties and tests for parallelograms and rectangles. Proofs of the properties and tests are given. Constructions for parallelograms and rectangles are given.

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Educational value
  • The modules are written for teachers. Together with other resources, they provide the mathematical background to enable the teacher to plan the development of topics in their classrooms. This module relates to Module 9: Measurement and Geometry: introduction to plane geometry - teacher guide, Module 13: Measurement and Geometry: construction - teacher guide, Module 21: Measurement and Geometry: rhombuses, kites and trapezia - teacher guide, Module 14: Measurement and Geometry: congruence - teacher guide, and to several of the measurement modules. Together with several other modules these modules provide material for teaching the geometry components of the Australian Curriculum for years 7 to 10.
Year level

8; 9

Topics Angles Mathematical proofs Corresponding angles Co-interior angles Convex polygons Isosceles triangles Quadrilaterals Parallel lines Rectangles Parallelograms
Learning area
  • Mathematics

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  • Name: Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute
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  • Name: Education Services Australia Ltd
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  • Organization: Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute
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  • Address: Vic, AUSTRALIA
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  • © The University of Melbourne on behalf of the International Centre of Excellence for Education in Mathematics (ICE-EM), the education division of the Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute (AMSI), 2011 (except where otherwise indicated). You may copy and communicate this material for non-commercial educational purposes provided you retain all acknowledgements associated with the material.