Geometry Basics-Compass and Straightedge

This informative guide is a must for your 7th grade math class. The skill of using a compass and straightedge is CCSS aligned to:
Grade 7-Geometry
Draw construct, and describe geometrical figures and describe the relationships between them.
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Solve problems involving scale drawings of geometric figures, including computing actual lengths and areas from a scale drawing and reproducing a scale drawing at a different scale.
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Draw (freehand, with ruler and protractor, and with technology) geometric shapes with given conditions. Focus on constructing triangles from three measures of angles or sides, noticing when the conditions determine a unique triangle, more than one triangle, or no triangle.
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Describe the two-dimensional figures that result from slicing three-dimensional figures, as in plane sections of right rectangular prisms and right rectangular pyramids.

Regardless of the math standards, it is a must for your geography and art classes.

Students will learn the necessary skills for using a graphing compass via student-friendly, step-by-step instructions. Each page has a colorful example of the activity that they can perform on paper. There are also 2 practice pages for drawing circles.