Lessons tagged with "similarity"

This science lesson focuses on comparing parents and their offspring. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students examine parents and offspring, identifying any similarities and/or differences. In addition to the lesson, there is a page for Independent Practice and a chart for students to fill in their own comparisons (plants, animals, etc.).

This reading comprehension lesson focuses on finding similarities and differences between texts in the scope of ideas. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students read both documents to find similar ideas covered in each. Then, they find differences in scope by answering a question about the text and explaining which difference has more details on the idea. In addition to the lesson, there are four pages of Independent Practice and review modeled on current adaptive testing methods.

This math lesson teaches students how to use the Angle-Angle or the Equal Side Ratio theorem to prove that two triangles are similar. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for standardized assessments. In this lesson, students will identify known information and determine which theorem applies, then use the theorem to prove the triangles similarity. In addition to the lesson, there are two pages of independent practice and three pages of periodic review with questions modeled after standardized assessments.