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Bring CALCULATOR and PROTRACTOR to final exam on Wednesday 6/2!!!!!!

 

 

 

 

4/9/2010 Review Chapter 10

Lecture/Overview 

Check on/complete formula index cards

Read  pg. 421

Do page 422 #1 - 22

HW pg. 423 #1 - 24

 

Chapter 10: Areas and Volumes of Solids

 

3/22/2010  10.4 Pyramids

 

1) Warm-Up: Draw a pyramid or cube.

Collect Pg. 401 #1 - 8 Plus Vocab -> Self-Test to check for understanding of right prisms and cylinders.

 

2) Activity 1: Find the volume and surface area of a cylinder in a small group

V = ?????

SA = ?????

 

3) Pyramids Introduction - read page 402/discuss

 

4) Activity 2: Pyramids: Find the surface area of the 'net'

Cut out and then fold the net into a pyramid

Find the area of the Base.

Find the Lateral Area (area of the sided)

Find the Total Area = Base + Lateral Area

Find the volume of the pyramid.

Volume = Area of the Base * Vertical Height / 3 = Bh/3 = 1/3 Bh

 

5) HW: Class Practice: Pg 403 #1 - 15

 

3/23/2010 10.5 Right Circular Cones

 

 

1) Warm-Up: Sketch a net that would make a cube, cylinder or pyramid.

Collect and review HW.

 

2) Activity 1: Experiment pg. 405

Each group makes 2 figures from nets and counts the vertices, edges, and faces

V = F + E - 2

 

3) Activity 2: Read page 406/Discuss Cones

What do they have in common with pyramids?

Write the formulas on pg. 406 on your formula index card.

 

4) Activity 3: Cut out/ build a cone from a 'net.'

Find the Area of the Base.

Find the Slant Height to measure the lateral area.

Find the Total Area

Find the volume.

 

5) Pgs. 407 - 408 #1 - 15 HW

 

3/24/2010 10.6 Spheres

1) Warm-Up: Find the volume, lateral area, and total area of a given cone.

Collect and review HW.

 

2) Full Class Activity: Read page 410 / Discuss

 

3) Group Activity 1: Rotate the stations!

Find the Surface Area and Volume of:

A basketball

A tennis ball

A mid-sized ball

A baseball/softball

etc.

 

4) CW: Page 411 CP #1 - 6

 

5) HW: Page 411 WE #1 - 15

#16 = Extra Credit

 

6) Is it possible to make a triangle that adds up to moer than 180 degrees on a sphere?

Are all Geometries the same?

How is this possible?

 

 

 

 

3/26/2010

Quiz on Chapter 10

 

 

 

3/15/2010 10.1 Lines and Planes in Space

Parallel/Skew/Intersecting Lines

parallel/intersecting planes

 

Discuss vocab (see above)

Read 389-390 out loud

Class Practice - verbally - p. 389 #1 - 11

Written: pp. 390 - 391 #1 - 24

 

3/16/2010 10.2 Make a cube from a "net"

Count vertices, edges, and faces.

Find area and volume.

 

3/17 10.2 Right Prisms: Classroom Exercises #1 - 11

 

3/18 CW: Cylinder Activity with net

Formula Index Card

CW Pg. 399 #1-6

HW pg 399-400 #1-20

 

 

 

CHAPTER 9 - CIRCLES

 

2/23/2010

 

Vocabulary of Circles - create a circle and label: center, radius/radii, diameter, chord, tangent line, secant line, diameter, circumference, point of tangency

 

CW pg. 347 #1 - 14 all

 

HW pg. 347 - 8 #1 - 26 all

HW BRING COMPASS AND PROTRACTOR to class Tuesday and Thursday

 

2/24/2010 Tangents -

1) Do the Exploration on page 350 (participation grade).

Discuss Theorems 1 & 2 pg. 350.

2) Common tangents - internal and external

circles tangent to each other

3) CW - CONSTRUCTION of tangent line to a circle

4) CW - p. 352 #1 - 14

5) HW p. 353 - 354 #1 - 20

 

2/25/2010 Arcs and Central Angles

Warm-Up: Puzzle Problems pg. 354 (hands-on activity)

Vocabulary: semi-circle, minor arc, major arc, equal arcs, central angle

CW - p. 356 #1 - 18

HW - p. 357 #1 - 22

 

2/26/2010 Circles Continued

WARM-UP: Define and draw examples of ALL vocab on p. 358

CW #1: do #1 - 10 pg, 358

CW #2: Explorations #1 - 4 all parts p. 359

CW #3: p. 361 #1 - 12

HW: Pages 362 - 363 #1 - 26 all

 

3/2/2010 Inscribed Angles

Warm-Up: Read pg. 364 Top to Explorations

CW #1: Do explorations #1 - 4 all parts

CW #2: pp. 365 - 6 #1 - 12

HW: pp. 366 - 367 #1 - 29 all

 

3/3/2010 Angles and Secant Lines

Warm-Up Draw 6 circles for exploration on page 369

Copy chart p. 370 and give 1 example of each relationship (measure them also)

Pg 371 #1-4 CW

Pgs 371-372 #1 - 24 all HW

 

3/4/2010 Segments of Chords

 

Warm-Up: Draw 4 circles. in each circle draw two intersecting chords. Find the products of the lengths of each chord segment. (See theorem 12 p. 373).

Proof page 373

 

CW p. 374 #1-8

HW p. 374-5 #1-16

 

3/8/2010

 

Warm-Up p. 376 #1 - 8 self-test

Puzzle Problem: Find the center of a circle

Read chapter review page 381

 

 

3/9/2010

CW Do Chapter Review p. 381-2 #1-27 all with partners

HW Do Chapter Test p. 383 #1-18 all  

 

 

3/10/2010 Chapter Test CIrcles 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

01/19/2010 Introduction to ratios - simplest form

CW p. 287 #1 - 15 Guided Practice

CW p. 287 #1 - 31 odds - independent practice

HW p. 287 #2 - 30 evens

 

01/20/2010 Proportions - equal ratios - cross-multiply

CW pp. 290 - 291 #1 - 18

HW pp. 291 - 292 #1 - 32; skip any 2.

 

01/21/2010 Field Trip - Remember your permission slips!

 

01/22/2010 PM DAY

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01/04/2010 Monday
p. 278 #9 - 31 Algebra Review - CW

p. 279-80 #1 - 26 (due Friday 12/18/2009 before the break)

p. 281 #1 - 18 Chapter 5 review - HW

p. 282 #1 - 22 Chapters 1 - 5 review - assigned in class on 12/18/2009

 

01/05/2010 Tuesday

Worksheet: Areas of Rectangles and Parallelograms

Worksheet: Areas of Triangles and Trapezoids

 

01/06/2010 Wednesday

Worksheet: The Pythagorean Theorem and Its Converse

Worksheet: Circumferences and Areas of Circles

 

01/07/2010 Thursday
Worksheet: Cumulative Review Chapters 4 - 6

 

 

Week of 12/14/09

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Monday

1)      Construct a 3-4-5 right triangle with a compass. Use a protractor to verify that it is a right triangle. Likewise with a 5-12-13 triangle.

2)      Converse of Pythagorean Theorem: If the sum of a triangle’s legs equal it’s hypotenuse squared, then it is a right triangle.

Right triangle: a2 + b2 = c2

Acute triangle: c2 < a2 + b2 

Obtuse triangle: c2 > a2 + b2

3)      CW p. 260 #1 – 9 Bonus #10

4)        HW p. 261 #1 – 19, Bonus #20-24

 

Tuesday 10/15 p. 262 #1-8, p. 265 #1 - 8, p. 266 #1 - 23

 

 

Week of 12/07/2009

 

Monday 12/7

1) Warm-Up: Self-Test p. 246 #1 – 4.

Area of triangles:A = ½ bh

2) A triangle is half of a parallelogram.

Hands-on: Create a parallelogram from two congruent (equal) triangles.

3) CW: p.248 #1 – 13.

4) HW: p. 249 #1 – 14,15 = bonus 

 

 

Tuesday 12/8

1) Warm-Up Read page 251

2) Exploration: Make 3 trapezoids, all with 7 inch bases and 5 inch tops.

Find their areas by cutting them into rectangles: first cut off the triangles at the ends, then bisect them and cut them in half vertically. p.250.

3) CW p. 251 - 2 #1 - 7

4) HW p. 252 – 3 #1 – 16

 

Wednesday 12/9

1)      Warm-Up p. 254 #1 – 4

2)      Hands-On: make quadrilaterals from string with sides 4 and 6 and areas of 24 (one rectangle, one not a rectangle!) 

3)      Pythagorean Theorem: Read pages 255 – 256

4)      Activity 1: Make 3-4-5 and 5-12-13 right triangles. Verify that they obey

a2 + b2 = c2

5)      Activity 2: Right triangles with squares attached to each side;verify that the areas are equal.

6)      Build the proof: Read pages 255 – 256.

7)      CW p. 256 – 7 #1 – 6 all

8)      HW p. 257 – 258 #1 – 21.

9)      HW BRING COMPASS AND PROTRACTOR

 

Thursday 12/10/09

Areas Review and Quiz

 

 

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Monday 11/30 and Tuesday 12/1/09

Review Chapter 5 Polygons

p. 230 #1 - 36 all

p. 231 #1 - 6,

pp. 231- 232 #1 - 4, 5 - 22

p. 233 #1 - 20

 

Wednesday 12/2/09

Chapter 5 Test

 

Thursday 12/3/09

pp. 234 - 235 #1 - 29

 

Friday 12/4/09

Areas and Perimeters of Rectangles

Find the area and perimeter of your desk

A = bh

A = side x side = side^2

p. 240 #1 - 8 CW

p. 241 #1 - 28 HW

 

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Monday 11/16/09

Warm Up p. 207 Self-Test #1 – 12 all plus vocab

CW p. 208 Golden Rectangle

Explorations A – D all parts p. 209

CW p. 211 #1 – 7 all

HW p. 211 – 212 #1 – 24 all

 

Tuesday 11/17/09 Parallelograms

Warm Up copy chart p. 216 #1 – 5

CW p. 216 #1 – 6

HW pp. 216 - 217 #1 – 7

 

Wednesday 11/18/09 Trapezoids

Base, leg, isosceles trapezoid, median

Warm-Up Self Test p.219 #1 - 4

CW Explorations A, B p. 220

CW p. 222 #1-9

HW p. 223 #1-18

 

Thursday 11/19/09

Midpoints Theorem for Triangles

CW p. 226 #1 - 8

HW p. 226 - 7 #1 - 21

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Monday 11/9/09

Last Call for p. 191 #1 – 15, p. 192 #1 – 19

S = (n – 2) x 180; Angle sum formula

S = (n – 2) x 180/n; each angle in an equiangular polygon

CW p. 195 #1 – 6

CW p. 197 self-test #1 – 5 plus vocabulary

HW p. 196 – 197 #1 – 20; skip any 2

 

Tuesday 11/10/09: Quadrilaterals:

Trapezoids, parallelograms, rectangles, rhombus/rhombii, squares

CW p. 199 #1 – 16

HW p. 199 – 200 #1 – 15

 

Wednesday 11/11/09

Veteran’s Day Celebration

 

Thursday 11/12/09

CW p. 203 A – B - C all parts

CW p. 204 #1 – 17

HW p. 205 #1 – 29 skip any 4.

 

 

Monday 11/16/09

Warm Up p. 207 Self-Test #1 – 12 all plus vocab

CW p. 208 Golden Rectangle

Explorations A – D all parts p. 209

CW p. 211 #1 – 7 all

HW p. 211 – 212 #1 – 24 all

 

Tuesday 11/17/09 Parallelograms

Warm Up copy chart p. 216 #1 – 5

CW p. 216 #1 – 6

HW pp. 216 - 217 #1 – 7

 

Wednesday 11/18/09 Trapezoids

Base, leg, isosceles trapezoid, median

Warm-Up Self Test p.219 #1 - 4

CW Explorations A, B p. 220

CW p. 222 #1-9

HW p. 223 #1-18

 

Thursday 11/19/09

Midpoints Theorem for Triangles

CW p. 226 #1 - 8

HW p. 226 - 7 #1 - 21

 

Monday 11/30 and Tuesday 12/1/09

Review Chapter 5 Polygons

p. 230 #1 - 36 all

p. 231 #1 - 6,

pp. 231- 232 #1 - 4, 5 - 22

p. 233 #1 - 20

 

Wednesday 12/2/09

Chapter 5 Test

 

Thursday 12/3/09

pp. 234 - 235 #1 - 29

 

Friday 12/4/09

Areas and Perimeters of Rectangles

Find the area and perimeter of your desk

A = bh

A = side x side = side^2

p. 240 #1 - 8 CW

p. 241 #1 - 28 HW

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Monday 11-2-09

Check/correct/discuss/collect HW From Friday pages 185 - 186

Review Triangle Inequality x + y > z , where x, y, z are the lengths of the sides of a triangle.

triangles: The Koch Snowflake

p.176 #1 - 5 Experiment


Tuesday 11/3/09 Test Chapter 4: Using Congruent Triangles

 

Wednesday 11/4/09 Begin Chapter 5: Polygons

Convex vs Concave polygons

Regular polygons - equilateral triangles, squares, pentagons, hexagons - we will construct them all (the pentagon is the most challenging and I will look it up).

Platonic Solids - made from regular convex polygons - tetrahedron, cube, octohedron, dodecahedron, icosahedron

(4, 6, 8, 12, and 20-sided).  Faces = sides, edges = line segments made where faces meet, vertices = corner points.

Build Platonic Solids from Nets = Possible Project

CW p. 191 #1 - 15

HW - p. 192 #1 - 21


Thursday - Project Day!

ake a Mobius Strip

Construct equilateral triangle, square, hexagon, octagon; perhaps a pentagon

Build all 5 Platonic Solids Project

Experiment 2 p. 193



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Monday 10/26/09

Inscribed and Circumscribed Circles

Read pages 163 – 164

Page 165 #1 – 5

Self-Test p. 166 # 1 - 3

HW p. 165 – 166 #1 - 15

 

Tuesday 10/27/09

Triangles with Two Equal Sides

Class Practice p. 168 – 9 #1 – 18

HW 169 – 71 #1 – 21

 

Wednesday 10/28/09

Triangles with Two Equal Angles

Read p. 173 – 174

P. 174-5 #1 – 10

HW p. 175 #1 – 14

 

Thursday 10/29/09

Self-test p. 178 #1 – 7

The Triangle Inequality p. 179 #1 – 6 construct those triangles that are possible.

Page 180 – 181 #1, 2

HW p. 182 #1 – 38 all

 

Friday 10/30/09

Read page 183, p. 183 – 184 #1 – 14

HW p. 185 #1 – 16.

HW p. 186 #1 – 22.

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Monday 10/19/09 Proving corresponding parts equal using congruent triangles

Warm-Up Read pp. 144-5

CW p. 145 #1 - 14

HW p. 146-7 #1 – 12

**BRING COMPASS AND PROTRACTOR TUESDAY**

 

Tuesday 10/20/09 Congruent triangles and constructions

Warm-Up Read p. 149

Constructions:

Copy a line segment

Copy an angle

Bisecting an angle

Constructing a perpendicular given a point on the line

Construct a perpendicular given a point off the line

HW p. 150 #1 – 6

** BRING COMPASS AND PROTRACTOR WEDNESDAY **

 

Wednesday 10/21/09 Segment Bisectors

Warm-Up Self-Test on p. 152 #1 – 3

When you finish: p. 153 #1 – 5

Read pages 154-155

CW: Construct a perpendicular bisector of a segment.

CW: p. 155 #1 – 9

HW: p. 156 #1 – 11 use protractor and compass

 

Thursday 10/22/09 Altitudes and medians of a triangle

Warm-Up: Read pages 158-9

Activity p. 157 Puzzle Problems

CW p. 159 #1-11

HW p. 160 #1-10

 

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Monday 10/12/09 BRING A COMPASS and Protractor.

Experiment p. 132 Hypotenuse-Leg Verification.

CW Written Exercises #1 – 15 pages 128 – 129.

HW #16 – 19, p. 130; p. 136 #1 – 24 all.

 

Tuesday 10/13/09

CW p. 137 – 138 #1 – 20,

HW p. 139 #1 – 20

Chapter 3 Test Wednesday 10/14/09

HW Mixed Review pages 140 – 141.

 

Thursday 10/15/09 Review for Unit test Friday

 

Friday 10/16/09 Midterm Test Chapters 1 – 3!!!  Main ideas.

 

 

 

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Monday 10/05/09 Proving Triangles Congruent

 

Collect pages p. 101 #1 – 8 Warm-Up, 103 – 104 #1 – 11 CW

Review and collect p. 104 – 106 #1 – 16, especially #9 – 16.

SSS = Side-Side-Side congruence.

Do CW p. 108 #1 – 8.

HW p. 109 #1 – 11, p. 111 #15 – 16.  Skip any 2, #1 – 3 are challenging.

 

Tuesday 10/06/09

Warm-Up: define vocabulary p. 112.

Do p. 112 #1 – 3, try #4.

Read page 113 – 114.  Do p. 114 #1 – 6.

SAS Postulate: Side-Angle-Side

Read pages 115 – 116. 

CW: Do p. 116 – 117 #1 – 18 all.

HW: Finish CW, do pages 117 – 118 #1 – 11 all, 2 of #12 – 15.

 

Wednesday 10/07/09

Review and collect HW, do #12 – 16 all, p. 118 – 119.

Experiment page 120.

Read p. 120 Consumer applications.

Read p. 121 ASA = Angle-Side-Angle Postulate.

HW p. 122 #1 - 9

 

Thursday 10/08/09

CW p. 122 – 123 #1 – 11.

Read p. 125 – 127.

AAS = Angle-Angle-Side and Hypotenuse-Leg = HL.

HW p. 125 #1 – 2.

HW pages 127 – 128 #1 – 17 all.

HW: Bring a compass and protractor Monday.

 

Monday 10/12/09 BRING A COMPASS and Protractor.

Experiment p. 132 Hypotenuse-Leg Verification.

CW Written Exercises #1 – 15 pages 128 – 129.

HW #16 – 19, p. 130; p. 136 #1 – 24 all.

 

Tuesday 10/13/09

CW p. 137 – 138 #1 – 20,

HW p. 139 #1 – 20

Chapter 3 Test Wednesday 10/14/09

HW Mixed Review pages 140 – 141.

 

Thursday 10/15/09 Review for Unit test Friday

 

Friday 10/16/09 Midterm Test Chapters 1 – 3!!!

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Geometry: Tuesday 09/29/09

Warm-Up:

1)     Draw a line segment.  Measure how long it is ______.

2)     Draw a ray.

3)     Draw a line.

4)     Draw a circle.  Find its radius ____ and diameter _____.

5)     Draw an acute angle.  Measure it. _____

6)     Draw a right angle.  Measure it. _____

7)     Draw an obtuse angle.  Measure it. _____

8)     Draw an angle bisector for the obtuse angle.  (Cut the angle in half).

9)     Measure each angle you made in number eight.  ____ and _____

Are they equal?

10) Draw two parallel lines.  Draw a transversal that cuts across the two parallel lines.

11)  Measure the eight angles formed by the transversal, both interior and exterior.

12)Do the same-side interior angles add up to 180 degrees?  Are the alternate interior and exterior angles equal?   Are corresponding angles equal?  How “parallel” are your lines?

13)Draw a triangle. 

a.     Measure the three angles that form the triangle. 

b.    Add them up. 

c.     Do they sum (add) to 180 degrees?

 

Cumulative review:

 

Read page 39 out loud – chapter one review.

 

Read page 85 out loud – chapter two review.

 

HW p. 88 #1 – 16

 

Wednesday 09/30/09 3.1 Intro to Triangles: They add up to 180

 

Proof that the angle sum measures 180 degrees, using parallel lines.

HW p. 93 #1 – 10, p. 94 #11 - 16

 

 

 

 

Thursday 10/01/09

Warm-Up p. 96 #26 – 27

Angle sum formula for a polygon = (n - 2)180, where n = the number of sides.

 

Classifying triangles: p. 97 scalene, isosceles, equilateral

Classifying by angles: p. 97acute, right, obtuse, equilateral

 

Legs and base – all triangles but the right triangle

Legs and hypotenuse – right triangles

CW p. 98 #1 – 19

HW p. 99 #1 – 17 skip any 2.

 

 

Friday: 10/02/09: Triangles review

CW Define vocabulary p. 101

Warm up p. 101 #1 – 8

Congruent Triangles: corresponding angles

Corresponding sides

Write triangles in the same order as their vertices (corner-points).

CW p. 103 – 104 #1 – 11

HW p. 104 – 106 #1 – 16

EC p. 106 #17 – 22

 

Monday: Unit Test Chapter

 

 

 

Geometry  Tuesday 9/8/09:

 

Warm-Up: What is aproof?  A theorem?  A conjecture?

 

Proof of the existence ofinfinitely-many primes.  Proof bycontradiction.

 

Hypothesis: The “If” part

Conclusion: The “Then” part

 

All seniors are students(true).

All students are seniors(false).

Draw a Venn diagram for theabove.

Class Practice

p.51 #1 – 16, p. 52 #17 – 22

Review complementary andsupplementary angles p. 53 #1 – 6.

 

HW Written Exercises p. 52 #1– 20

 

Wednesday 9/9/09:

Applications of Geometry toArt

 

pp. 54 - 55

1 and 2 Point Perspective

Enlarging/Reducing an image

 

Tuesday part 2: Read pages 56– 57.

HW pp. 57 – 58 #1 – 6

 

Extra Credit pp. 58 – 59 #1 –11

skip any 2,.

 

 

Thursday 9/10/09:

Writing proofs instatement-reason form

 

Read pages 60 – 61

Pages 61 – 62 ClassroomPractice #1, 2

 

HW: pp.62 – 64 #1 – 8

Monday 9/14/09

Warm-Up: Get out and turn inHW

No HW = Detention

 

Review HW: Mathematicalproofs in statement-reason form.

 

Do 5 problems chosen from

Page 63 #9 – 16.

Students write the proofsdown.

 

HW: DO three proofs frompages 62-63 #1 – 16 that we did not do in class together.


Tuesday 9/15/09 2.5 Parallel Lines

Warm-Up: Copy the list ofdefinitions:

 

Parallel lines –go the same direction and never cross. In the language of Algebra I, they havethe same slopes and are co-planar (on the same plane).

Skew Lines –never cross but are non-coplanar (on different planes going differentdirections).

Arrowheads showtwo lines are parallel, as in the sides of a parallelogram (4-sided figure withtwo sets of parallel sides).

Transversal – aline that cuts across a pair of parallel lines.

Interior Angles –the angles formed inside of two parallel lines cut by a transversal.

Exterior Angles –the angles formed on the outside of two parallel lines cut by a transversal.

C.A.: Corresponding Angles are congruent.

A.I.A.: AlternateInterior Angles are congruent.

A.E.A.: AlternateExterior Angles are congruent.

 Same side interior angles are supplementary.

 Postulate: Corresponding Angles are Equal.

 

CW:p. 68 #1 – 14 all

HW:p. 69 W.E. #1 – 20.

 


Wednesday 09/16/09

Moreon Parallel Lines: Cutting beneath the surface.

 

Warm-Up:Get out your HW for Q&A and collection.

 

CW:P. 70 – 71 #23 – 32

CW:p. 71 #1 – 35 odds

HW:p. 71 #2 – 36 evens

 

2.6:Proving Lines Parallel

Converse:When you switch the “if” and “then” parts in a conditional statement.

Theconverses of the AIA, AEA, and CA Theorems and Postulates are all true.  That is to say, if any of the following aretrue, then the two lines cut by a transversal are parallel:

CA are congruent

AIA are equal

AEA are equal

Both lines areperpendicular to a third line.

  CW: pp. 73-4 #1 – 8 CE

HW:pp. 74 – 75 #2–22

 

 

Thursday: 09/17/09

Warm-Up: pp. 74 – 75 #1 – 23odds

CW: Together: p. 75 #24 – 25,26, 28, 29 – 30 (?).

HW: Draw two parallel lines and a transversal. Measureall of the angles formed. How parallel are your lines?

 

Bring a compass and protractor bothon Friday!!!


Friday 09/18/09

Constructions Day

Copy a linesegment

Copy an acuteangle

Copy an obtuseangle

Create aperpendicular line from a point:

On the line

Off the line

Bisect a linesegment

Bisect an angle

Constructparallel lines using a point not on the line.

 

HW:Repeat all class constructions.  Numberand label each.

 





Geometry 08/31/09 Chapter 1 Review

 

Warm-Up: p. 39 Do #1 – 5.u

 

Check Warm-up

 

Collect HW p.38 #1 – 54.

 

Read p. 39 #1 – 6 Chapter Summary.

Do p. 40 #6 – 27 Guided Practice

Do p. 41 #1 – 22 Practice Test

 

HW: Do p. 43 #1 – 18

 

 

Tuesday: p. 42 #1- 6 Warm-Up

 

Review HW p. 43 #1 – 18 due today.

 

Continue p. 42 #7 – 29 odds Guided Practice – take notes.

 

HW: Do p. 42 #8 – 30 evens

 

Finish/Review Constructions: Bisectors, etc.

Wednesday

 

WARM-UP: Clear your desk of everything but a pencil, eraser, compass, and protractor.

 

CHAPTER 1 TEST!!!!

 

 

 

Thursday: 9/3/09

Platonic Solids

 

Materials: Scissors, cut-outs, colored pencils, tape rolls.

 

Warm-Up:

Read Platonic Solids Article.

       All edges are congruent.

       All faces are congruent.

       Solids are convex (not concave).

 

Build Platonic Solids from Cut-Out Models.

 

HW: Identify 3 Platonic Solids in the real world.

 

Friday: 9/4/09

 

Warm-Up: Create and measure the angles formed by two intersecting lines.  Make a conclusion about “vertical angles.”

 

Proofs:

Read pages 46 – 49 out loud.

Discuss the proofs.

What is a proof?  A mathematical argument that shows a theorem is true.

What is a theorem? A theorem is a mathematical statement which is always true, provided the conditions of the theorem are met.

 

Additional Proofs:

There are infinitely many primes (by Euclid, the father of Geometry).

 

CW p. 48 #1 – 11

HW pp. 48 – 49 #1 – 18.

 

 

 

 

 

Geometry with Mr. Kalafus    Week of 08/17/2009

Monday:  Bisecting Angles

 

1)     Angle bisectors

a.     Read p. 20

b.    P. 20 #1 – 5

2)     Quiz 1.1 – 1.4

3)     Experiment 1 #1 - 3

4)     Experiment 2 #1 – 4

5)     HW 8: p. 21 #1 - 10

YOU WILL NEED A COMPASS TO MAKE CIRCLES AND DO CONSTRUCTIONS ON MONDAY.

 

Tuesday 8/18/09 Concepts: Constructions

Focus Questions:  How do you use a compass and striaghtedge to construct various figures? 

1)  Warm-Up: Construct an equilateral triangle.

2)     Collect and discuss HW 8.

3)  Construction #1: Bisect a line segment

Construction #2: Bisect an angle

Construction #3: Equilateral Triangle

Construction #4: Square

Construction #5: Hexagon

Construction #6: Copy a line segment

Construction #7: Copy an angle

4) HW: p. 22 #1-6, p. 27-8 #1 - 15

 

Wednesday: Postulates of Equality: Algebra Tie-In to Geometry

 

1)     Warm-Up:

a.     Copy the Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, Division and Substitution Postulates on pages 29 – 30.

b.    Collect and discuss HW

2)     DO p. 30 #1 – 9 Guided

3)    READ pages 33 – 35

4)    DO p. 35 #1 – 18 Guided


HW: p. 31 #1 – 12 all.

p. 36 #1 – 17

You may skip 4 problems

Thursday: Vertical Angles

Focus Question: What are vertical angles?  How can you find their measures? 

 

1)     Warm-Up: Open to p. 38.  Do #1 – 10

2)     CW: p. 38 #11 – 54

3)     HW: Finish p. 38 #1 – 54 all.

 

 

 

 

 

Geometry with Mr. Kalafus

Week of 08/17/2009

 

Monday:

 

Focus Question: What is the nature and use of mathematics?  How should you comport yourself in class?  What are the procedures?

 

1)      Warm-Up: Index cards with parental contact info, last math class/teacher, math strangths and weaknesses

2)      Introductions and ice-breaker: 2 truths and a lie

3)      Procedures:

a.      Entering and starting class – sharpen pencil, straight to seat, check agenda for do-now (warm-up)

b.      Bathroom – extreme emergency only as per school rules,

go during passing periods

c.      HW – expect HW nightly Monday through Thursday with some weekend readings or short assignments

d.      HW is an essential component of practice.  Don’t fall behind.

e.      Bring your book and supplies every day

f.        Keep an ORGANIZED notebook with notes, HW, tests, quizzes, and handouts.

g.      SHOW WORK ALWAYS – USE A PENCIL – USE A CALCULATOR AS LITTLE AS POSSIBLE

h.      Class rules

i.        Hansdbook

4)      Pre-Test – Algebra Skills Check-Up

5)      Geometry: study of shape and space

a.      Architecture

b.      Engineering/Design

c.      Perspective drawing in art

d.      Scale models

6)      Read page 4.  Do experiment #1. 

7)      Do thought experiment #2.

8)      Read page 5.  Do exercises #1 – 2; do #3 if we can find string.

9)      HW 0: MATERIALS REQUIRED ASAP: COMPASS AND PROTRACTOR

10)  HW 1: MATH PHILOSOPHY: Imagine a world without numbers.  What would be different?  Be general in the introduction then provide specific examples.  Conclude with a statement regarding whether you would want to live in a world without numbers.

11)  HW 2: Get syllabus signed.

 

Tuesday 8/18/09 Concepts: Point, Line, Ray, Segment, Midpoint

Focus Questions:  What is a point, line, ray, segment, midpoint?  How do we identify/name them?  How does the number line work? 

1)      Warm-Up: Draw a picture of a cat or dog using only straight lines and dots.

2)      Collect and discuss HW – a world without math, remind students to purchase a compass and protractor, signed syllabus.

3)      Vocabulary:

a.      Point – a location in space usually represented by a dot.  Points have no dimension, they are very small.

b.      Infinite – something which goes forever.

c.      Line – A line is made up of many points.  Two points define a line, so we name the line by any two points on it.  Lines extend both directions forever and are straight.

d.      Collinear points – We call points on the same line collinear.

e.      Line segment or segment – a piece of a line that starts and stops.  Named by the endpoints (starting and stopping points).

f.        Ray – A “line” which goes one direction only.  Start at the endpoint of the ray, the first letter in the name.  Start drawing a line towards and then through the second point with an arrow at the “end” of the ray showing it continues forever in one direction.

g.      Number line – all points can be paired with a real number and all real numbers can be paired up with a point.

h.      Midpoint – a point in the middle of a line segment.

i.        Length (no marks above the letter) – the distance between two points in a straight line.

4)      P. 8 #1 – 15 Guided Practice or with partners.

5)      Read pages 6 – 7.

6)      HW 3: pp. 8-9 #1 – 25.  You may skip any 3 problems but should ask about them in class on Wednesday.  Extra credit #29 or #30.

7)      GET YOUR PROTRACTOR AND COMPASS.  YOU WILL NEED THEM ON WEDNESDAY.

 

Wednesday: Angles

How are angles formed?  How do you classify angles?  How do you measure angles?  What are some common angles?  How do you name angles?

 

1)      Warm-Up:

a.      Draw a number line.  Label points A = -3, M = 0, and B = 3.  Find the midpoint of AM and the midpoint of BM.

b.      Draw Ray CD.

c.      Draw Line XY.

2)      Collect and discuss HW – segments, rays, lines.

a.      Go over 11 – 16 especially.

3)      Vocabulary

a.      Protractor

b.      Angle

c.      Vertex

d.      Sides

e.      Measure of an angle

f.        Acute

g.      Right

h.      Obtuse

i.        Straight

j.        Perpendicular lines

4)      DO p. 12 #1 – 12 Guided

5)      DO p. 16 #1 – 13 guided

6)      Read pages 10-11, 15 – 16.

7)      HW 4: p. 13 #1 – 18 all

8)      HW 5: p. 16 – 17 #1 – 16 all.

 

Thursday: Vertical Angles

Focus Question: What are vertical angles?  How can you find their measures? 

 

1)      Warm-Up: Define and give an example of each of the vocabulary words on p. 14.

2)      Collect and discuss HW 4 & 5.

3)      Review: Do p. 14 #1 – 8 T/F.  If false make true.

4)      Consumer applications: p. 14.

5)      Puzzle problem p. 17.

6)      Vocab

a.      Vertical Angles – vertical angles are formed by intersecting lines

b.      Congruent – two angles are congruent if they have EXACTLY the same measure, same size/shape

c.      Theorem: Vertical Angles are Congruent

7)      Guided practice p. 19 #1 – 5.

8)      Read p. 18.

9)      Guided practice p. 19 #15, 16 (with partners).

10)  HW 6: Quiz Friday on 1.1 – 1.5, study p. 22 #1 – 6 and vocabulary.

11)  HW 7: p. 19 #1 – 14 Written Exercises

 

Friday: Angle Bisectors

1)      Warm-up: Draw two intersecting lines.  Measure each of the the four angles formed.  What do you notice?

2)      Collect and discuss HW 6.

3)      Angle bisectors

a.      Read p. 20

b.      P. 20 #1 – 5

4)      Quiz

5)      Experiment 1 #1 - 3

6)      Experiment 2 #1 – 4

7)      HW 8: p. 21 #1 - 10

 

YOU WILL NEED A COMPASS TO MAKE CIRCLES AND DO CONSTRUCTIONS ON MONDAY.














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