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Geometry Core Skills for Assessment Preliminary Algebra Skills o Solve Linear Equations in One Variable o Solve Order

r of Operations Problems o Determine the slope of a line given an equation o Determine the slope of a line given a graph o Graph a line given a slope and one point on the graph Constructions & Diagrams o Draw an accurate diagram given written instructions o Construct an accurate triangle given explicit measurements o Construct perpendicular bisector & angle bisector o Identify impossible triangles using the triangle inequality theorem Patterns & Sequences o Given an initial pattern, find the formula for the nth term o Given an initial pattern, find the next several terms in the pattern Logic o Determine the converse, inverse, and contrapositive of a given statement o Provide a counter-example for false statements (Grounded in some other geometric context? Or independently assessed?) o Determine logical ordering of statements Angle Relations o Find missing angle measurements using perpendicular lines, linear pairs, and vertical angles o Find missing angle measurements by using the Triangle Sum Theorem o Justify arguments involving perpendicular lines, linear pairs, and vertical angles Parallel Lines o Identify pairs of angles as alternate interior, alternate exterior, consecutive, or corresponding o Find missing angle measurements using parallel lines and special angle relationships o Justify arguments involving parallel lines using special angle relationships Coordinate Geometry o Use the distance formula to solve problems o Use the midpoint formula to solve problems o Determine if two lines are parallel or perpendicular by examining their slopes Pythagorean Theorem o Solve problems using the Pythagorean theorem Represent answers in simplest radical form Triangle Congruence o I can explain why two triangles are congruent by using the SAS, ASA, AAS, SSS, and HL congruency theorems o I can construct a proof that two triangles are congruent

Quadrilaterals o I can use the hierarchy of quadrilaterals and deductive reasoning to answer Always/Sometimes/Never questions o I can solve for side lengths and angle measurements using properties of special quadrilaterals o I can determine if four points form a special quadrilateral using coordinate geometry formulas (slope, distance, midpoint) Area o I can find the area of composite/complex shapes using area formulas for triangles, trapezoids, parallelograms, etc. o I can calculate geometric probabilities using area formulas Transformations o I can draw the image of a shape created by a translation, rotation, or reflection o I can completely describe a transformation given its preimage and image o I can determine the new coordinates of a point under a given transformation Ratios & Real-World Similarity o I can draw the image and determine the new coordinates of points under a dilation o I can find the new area or volume of an object transformed by a dilation o I can use ratios and proportions to solve real-world problems Conversions, scale models, etc o I can use similar triangles to solve real-world problems Shadows, heights, etc Mathematical Similarity o I can find missing angle and side lengths of similar figures o I can prove two triangles are similar using the AA similarity postulate and parallel lines Trigonometry o I can find the sine, cosine, and tangent ratios given a right triangle o I can use a calculator/trig table to find missing side measurements of a right triangle o I can use special right triangles to find missing measurements Circles o I can correctly identify the parts of a circle o I can use the AIMS reference sheet to find missing angle and arc measurements o I can find the area and circumference of a circle o I can find the arc length and area of a sector in a circle Polygons & Area o I can find the sum of the interior angles & individual interior angles of a regular polygon o I can find the area of a regular polygon using trigonometry Three Dimensional Figures o I can identify the two-dimensional net of a three-dimensional figure o I can find the volume and surface area of prisms, pyramids, cylinders, cones, and spheres

I can find the surface area of platonic solids and Archimedean solids

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