Geometry Overview and Practice Lesson

Learn all about Geometry Overview and Practice in this full lesson video!

Grade 8 Maths

Term 2

Geometry of Straight Lines

CAPS aligned

Content covered in this Geometry Overview and Practice lesson:

  • In this lesson, you will learn about Geometry Overview and Practice – part of the Geometry of Straight Lines topic covered in Term 2 of the Grade 8 Mathematics curriculum (CAPS).

Concepts you will learn in this Geometry Overview and Practice lesson:

Overview of geometry rules

  • Sum of the interior angles of a triangle
  • The exterior angle of a triangle
  • Angles in an equilateral triangle
  • Angles in an isosceles triangle
  • Sum of the interior angles of a quadrilateral
  • Angles around a point
  • Angles on a straight line
  • Vertically opposite angles
  • Parallel lines cut by a transversal – corresponding angles, co-interior angles and alternate angles

Solving Geometry problems

  • Determining the values of unknowns in geometry diagrams involving a combination of the geometry rules

Lesson format:

  • During the video, I spend time teaching and explaining about the concepts covered in the lesson.
  • I give full examples where I show you how to answer problems, showing all working out.
  • You will have a chance to work on practice examples with a timer – this will help you to get used to working with a time limit (a necessary skill for when you need to do tests and exams).
  • I go through all the practice examples in detail after you have had time to complete them, so that you can see how you did – and where you went wrong if you made mistakes.

Get the worksheet that goes with this lesson

The worksheet includes the examples I go through in the lesson – and in some cases there may be sections that you can fill in on the worksheet instead of needing to copy everything down during the lesson (like tables etc).

The worksheet also comes with an extra exercise for you to use to practice the concepts taught in this lesson after you have finished the video.

Additionally, the worksheet includes answer sheets – with fully worked out solutions, so you can check your work and see how to complete the problems in the exercise step-by-step.

Grade 8 Maths Lessons