options: Identify and describe shapes (squares, circles, triangles, rectangles, hexagons, cubes, cones, cylinders, and spheres).

Solve real-world and mathematical problems involving volume of cylinders, cones, and spheres.

Draw, construct, and describe geometrical figures and describe the relationships between them.

Draw and identify lines and angles, and classify shapes by properties of their lines and angles.

Use coordinates to prove simple geometric theorems algebraically.

Understand and apply the Pythagorean Theorem.

Understand congruence and similarity using physical models, transparencies, or geometry software.

Explain volume formulas and use them to solve problems.

Visualize relationships between two-dimensional and three-dimensional objects.

Classify two-dimensional figures into categories based on their properties.

Apply geometric concepts in modeling situations.

Analyze, compare, create, and compose shapes.

Understand congruence in terms of rigid motions.

Understand and apply theorems about circles.

Reason with shapes and their attributes.

Prove theorems involving similarity.

Understand similarity in terms of similarity transformations.

Graph points on the coordinate plane to solve real-world and mathematical problems.

Apply trigonometry to general triangles.

Solve real-world and mathematical problems involving area, surface area, and volume.

Define trigonometric ratios and solve problems involving right triangles.

Find arc lengths and areas of sectors of circles.

Translate between the geometric description and the equation for a conic section.

Solve real-life and mathematical problems involving angle measure, area, surface area, and volume.

Make geometric constructions.

Experiment with transformations in the plane.

Prove geometric theorems.
problem_activity: Warm-up
In this warm-up, students compare and contrast two ways of decomposing and rearranging a parallelogram on a grid such that its area can be found. It serves a few purposes: to reinforce the work done in the previous lesson; to allow students to practice communicating their observations; and to shed light on the features of a parallelogram that are useful for finding area—a base and a corresponding height.
The flow of key ideas—to be uncovered during discussion and gradually throughout the lesson—is as follows:
There are multiple ways to decompose a parallelogram (with one cut) and rearrange it into a rectangle whose area we can determine.
The cut can be made in different places, but to compose a rectangle, the cut has to be at a
right angle
to two opposite sides of the parallelogram.
The length of one side of this newly composed rectangle is the same as the length of one side of the parallelogram. We use the term
base
to refer to this side.
The length of the other side of the rectangle is the length of the cut we made to the parallelogram. We call this segment a
height
that corresponds to the chosen base.
We use these two lengths to determine the area of the rectangle, and thus also the area of the parallelogram.
As students work and discuss, identify those who make comparisons in terms of the first two points so they could share later. Be sure to leave enough time to discuss the first four points as a class.
Teacher Notes for IM 6–8 Accelerated
Adjust the timing of this activity to 5 minutes.
Digital
Launch
Arrange students in groups of 2. Give students 2 minutes of quiet think time and access to geometry toolkits. Ask them to share their responses with a partner afterwards.
If using the digital activity, have students explore the applet for 3 minutes individually, and then discuss with a partner. Students will be able to see the cuts by dragging the point on the segment under the parallelogram.
Student Facing
Elena and Tyler were finding the area of this parallelogram:
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Move the slider to see how Tyler did it:
Move the slider to see how Elena did it:
How are the two strategies for finding the area of a parallelogram the same? How they are different?
Student Response
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Print
Launch
Arrange students in groups of 2. Give students 2 minutes of quiet think time and access to geometry toolkits. Ask them to share their responses with a partner afterwards.
If using the digital activity, have students explore the applet for 3 minutes individually, and then discuss with a partner. Students will be able to see the cuts by dragging the point on the segment under the parallelogram.
Student Facing
Elena and Tyler were finding the area of this parallelogram:
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Here is how Elena did it:
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Here is how Tyler did it:
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How are the two strategies for finding the area of a parallelogram the same? How they are different?
Student Response
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Activity Synthesis
Ask a few students to share what was the same and what was different about the methods they observed.
Highlight the following points on how Elena and Tyler's approaches are the same, though do not expect students to use the language. Instead, rely on pointing and gesturing to make clear what is meant. If any of these are not mentioned by the students, share them.
The rectangles are identical; they have the same side lengths. (Label the side lengths of the rectangles.)
The cuts were made in different places, but the length of the cuts was the same. (Label the lengths along the vertical cuts.)
The horizontal sides of the parallelogram have the same length as the horizontal sides of the rectangle. (Point out how both segments have the same length.)
The length of each cut is also the distance between the two horizontal sides of the parallelogram. It is also the vertical side length of the rectangle. (Point out how that distance stays the same across the horizontal length of the parallelogram.)
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Begin to connect the observations to the terms
base
and
height
. For example, explain:
“The two measurements that we see here have special names. The length of one side of the parallelogram—which is also the length of one side of the rectangle—is called a
base
. The length of the vertical cut segment—which is also the length of the vertical side of the rectangle—is called a
height
that corresponds to that base.”
“Here, the side of the parallelogram that is 7 units long is also called a base. In other words, the word
base
is used for both the segment and the measurement.”
Tell students that we will explore bases and heights of a parallelogram in this lesson.


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