In this performance assessment, students will use the context of a treasure hunt to apply their knowledge and skills related to geometric reasoning to solve problems. Specifically, students will be asked to use a series of geometric transformations that result in a specific location.
Students will use their understanding of each of these competencies to solve these problems and explain their methodology/process for finding their solutions. This assessment should be used after instruction on the following competencies in grade 8:
This assessment can also be used as a review in high school geometry.
In this performance assessment, students will use the context of a treasure hunt to apply their knowledge and skills related to geometric reasoning to solve problems. Specifically, students will be asked to use a series of geometric transformations that result in a specific location.
Students will use their understanding of each of these competencies to solve these problems and explain their methodology/process for finding their solutions. This assessment should be used after instruction on the following competencies in grade 8:
This assessment can also be used as a review in high school geometry.
| Big Ideas | Competencies |
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D. Geometric ReasoningStudents can collect and organize data to interpret, model, and investigate issues connected to their communities, lived experiences, and cultural identities. |
Transformations 1Students can describe a sequence of rotations, reflections, and translations that exhibits the congruence between two congruent figures. |
Below are analytic teacher rubrics. The column on the left shows the dimension that is being measured in the student’s performance. The levels across the top row indicate the performance level in the dimensions. Occasionally all dimensions and performance levels are exemplified by multiple students in a single recording.
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Reasoning and Explaining |
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