Geometry (Iowa Core)
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- State
- Iowa
- Course
- Geometry
- Standards
- Iowa Academic Standards for Mathematics
- Last checked
- 2026-10-21
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The standards (our summaries)
Iowa's official codes with our own short summaries (not the official wording). Each code links to the official document.
Geometry (G)
- G.G-CO.A.1 Know precise definitions of angle, circle, perpendicular and parallel lines and line segment from undefined terms.
- G.G-CO.A.2 Show transformations with geometry software as functions on points and compare those that keep distance and angle with those that do not.
- G.G-CO.A.3 Describe the rotations and reflections that carry a rectangle, parallelogram, trapezoid or regular polygon onto itself.
- G.G-CO.A.4 Define rotations, reflections and translations using angles, circles, perpendicular and parallel lines and segments.
- G.G-CO.A.5 Draw the image of a figure under a rotation, reflection or translation and give a sequence that maps one figure onto another.
- G.G-CO.B.6 Use rigid motions to transform figures, predict their effect and decide whether two figures are congruent.
- G.G-CO.B.7 Use rigid motions to show triangles are congruent exactly when corresponding sides and angles are congruent.
- G.G-CO.B.8 Explain how ASA, SAS and SSS follow from congruence defined by rigid motions.
- G.G-CO.C.9 Prove theorems about lines and angles, e.g. vertical angles and angles formed by a transversal of parallel lines.
- G.G-CO.C.10 Prove theorems about triangles, e.g. angle sum, isosceles base angles, midsegments and medians.
- G.G-CO.C.11 Prove theorems about parallelograms, e.g. opposite sides and angles, diagonals, and rectangles' diagonals.
- G.G-CO.D.12 Make formal constructions with tools such as compass and straightedge or software: copy, bisect, perpendiculars and parallels.
- G.G-CO.D.13 Construct an equilateral triangle, square and regular hexagon inside a circle.
- G.G-SRT.A.1 Check by experiment the properties of dilations given by a center and scale factor (parts a–b).
- G.G-SRT.A.2 Use similarity transformations to decide if figures are similar and explain similarity of triangles.
- G.G-SRT.A.3 Use properties of similarity transformations to establish the AA criterion for similar triangles.
- G.G-SRT.B.4 Prove theorems about triangles, e.g. the side-splitter theorem and the Pythagorean theorem by similarity.
- G.G-SRT.B.5 Use congruence and similarity criteria to solve problems and prove relationships in figures.
- G.G-SRT.C.6 Define the trigonometric ratios from ratios of sides in similar right triangles.
- G.G-SRT.C.7 Explain and use how the sine and cosine of complementary angles relate.
- G.G-SRT.C.8 Solve right triangles in applied problems with trig ratios and the Pythagorean theorem, including special right triangles.
- G.G-C.A.1 Prove that all circles are similar.
- G.G-C.A.2 Identify and describe relationships among inscribed angles, radii and chords, including central, inscribed and circumscribed angles.
- G.G-C.A.3 Construct inscribed and circumscribed circles of a triangle with technology and explore quadrilaterals inscribed in a circle.
- G.G-C.B.5 Use similarity to show arc length is proportional to radius, define radian measure and derive the sector area formula.
- G.G-GPE.A.1 Derive the equation of a circle from its center and radius and complete the square to find center and radius.
- G.G-GPE.B.4 Use coordinates to prove simple geometric theorems, e.g. whether four points form a rectangle.
- G.G-GPE.B.5 Prove the slope tests for parallel and perpendicular lines and apply them.
- G.G-GPE.B.6 Find the point that divides a directed segment in a given ratio.
- G.G-GPE.B.7 Use coordinates to find perimeters of polygons and areas of triangles and rectangles.
- G.G-GMD.A.1 Give informal arguments for circle circumference and area and the volumes of cylinders, pyramids and cones.
- G.G-GMD.A.3 Solve problems with the volume formulas for cylinders, pyramids, cones and spheres.
- G.G-GMD.B.4 Identify 2D cross-sections of 3D objects and 3D objects made by rotating 2D shapes.
- G.G-MG.A.1 Use shapes, their measures and properties to describe real objects, e.g. a tree trunk as a cylinder.
- G.G-MG.A.2 Use density based on area and volume in modeling, e.g. people per square mile.
- G.G-MG.A.3 Use geometric methods to solve design problems, e.g. meeting physical constraints or keeping costs low.
Statistics and Probability (S)
- G.S-CP.A.1 Describe events as parts of a sample space or as unions, intersections or complements of events.
- G.S-CP.A.2 Understand that A and B are independent when the probability of both is the product of their probabilities, and use this.
- G.S-CP.A.3 Understand conditional probability of A given B and interpret independence in terms of it.
- G.S-CP.A.4 Build and interpret two-way frequency tables and use them to judge independence and estimate conditional probabilities.
- G.S-CP.A.5 Explain conditional probability and independence in everyday language and situations.
- G.S-CP.B.6 Find P(A given B) as the fraction of B's outcomes that are also in A and interpret it.
- G.S-CP.B.7 Apply the addition rule for A or B (add both, subtract the overlap) and interpret it.
- G.S-MD.B.7 Analyze decisions and strategies using probability, e.g. product or medical testing.
Tests and key dates
- ISASP (Iowa Statewide Assessment of Student Progress)
Check the Iowa Department of Education for which grades are tested and this year's testing dates (we have not yet confirmed every detail above on the official site).
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