Understand scaling, dilation and their relation to similarity. 0606.4.8

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Analyze the differences between congruence and similarity. 0606.4.9

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1. Congruence and Similarity - review, examples, and links for enrichment
2. Congruence and Similarity - video lesson using paper models
3. Congruence and Similarity - video lesson using computer models
4. Dilation - Enlargement and Reduction - the concepts of similarity and scale factor as they relate to two-dimensional and three-dimensional objects [This expired page is brought to you by the Internet archive, the Wayback Machine.]
5. Geoboard - use this interactive applet to investigate similarity - from the National Library of Virtual Manipulatives or
6. Tangrams - use this interactive applet to investigate similarity - from the National Library of Virtual Manipulatives or
7. Understanding Congruence, Similarity, and Symmetry Using Transformations and Interactive Figures: Visualizing Transformations - NCTM lesson plan which includes an interactive applet

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