This animated Google Slide lesson and set of Guided Notes are designed to bring energy and clarity to your classroom while helping students master key concepts in grade 8 math. With visually engaging animations and an easy-to-follow structure, the lesson begins with a clear objective and an essential question to guide learning and focus students on the key takeaways. These interactive slides and notes template are perfect for whole-class instruction, small-group work, or independent learning! You can view the lesson here.

In this video lesson we will learn about Similar figures, Angle-Angle Similarity and Indirect Measurement. We will first review Similar Triangles and how to identify corresponding sides. We will understand that corresponding sides are proportional. We will use this understanding to determine if two triangles are similar. We will also use similarity to determine the value of a missing side given two triangles are similar. We will learn the Angle-Angle Similarity Theorem which states that if two pairs of corresponding angles are congruent then the triangles are similar. We will use this along with the indirect measurement to find the height of an object to tall to measure or a distance to far to measure. We will be able to determine if two triangles are similar and explain our reasoning. We will find the height and distance of given figures using indirect measurement and angle-angle similarity. Student practice is embedded in the lesson with modeled exemplar solutions.

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