Question

(Medal & Fan)

Answer 1

The triangles have to be congruent by SSS. I don't get this straw and string business. Maybe somebody else does.

Answer 2

The straw and string activity is to give you an idea if the triangles are the same shape or not

Answer 3

if you do it right, the two should be the same shape and both should be rigid

Answer 4

I hate that I can only give one medal :(

Answer 5

that's fine, as long as you get the idea, I don't really care about medals

Answer 6

Okay! thank you both!

Answer 7

btw if you learn best by making objects and doing things with your hands (like building wood sculptures), then this activity is a great way to learn about SSS congruence

Answer 8

it's both visual and physically real, so it hits two birds with one stone so to speak