Step 7 Objective
Use a straight edge and compasses to construct:
- the midpoint and perpendicular bisector of a line segment;
- the bisector of an angle;
- the perpendicular from a point to a line;
- the perpendicular from a point on a line.
Construct a triangle, given three sides (SSS); use ICT to explore these constructions.
- Examples of what pupils should
know and be able to do - Probing questions
- What if pupils find
this a barrier?