Aligned Resources

Virginia Standards of Learning
6th Grade
Geometry
6.15 The student will determine congruence of segments, angles, and polygons by direct comparison, given their attributes. Examples of noncongruent and congruent figures will be included.

Lessons (3)

Introduction to Fractals: Geometric Fractals

Outlines the approach to building fractals by cutting out portions of plane figures.

Audiences: Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12, Undergraduate

Primary Subjects: Discrete, Geometry, Number and Operations

Related Topics: area, distance, fractals, fractions, generator, geometric sequences, geometry, infinity, initiator, iteration, length, limit, lines, multiplication, pattern, percents, perimeter, recursion, scale, segment, self-similarity, sequences, sets

Introduction to Fractals: Infinity, Self-Similarity and Recursion

Introduces students to the ideas involved in understanding fractals.

Audiences: Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12, Undergraduate

Primary Subjects: Discrete, Geometry, Number and Operations

Related Topics: area, distance, fractals, fractions, generator, geometric sequences, geometry, infinity, initiator, iteration, length, limit, lines, multiplication, pattern, percents, perimeter, recursion, scale, segment, self-similarity, sequences, sets

Tessellations: Geometry and Symmetry

Examines plane symmetry.

Audiences: Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12

Primary Subjects: Geometry

Related Topics: angles, area, geometry, glides, hexagon, illusion, length, pattern, planes, polygon, rectangles, reflections, regular, rotation, segment, squares, symmetry, tessellations, transformation, translation, triangle