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Weekly Overview:
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Unit Description: Unit 3 – Triangles and More Triangles
Essential Questions: How can classifying triangles identify their special characteristics? - What special relationships occur between congruent triangles and similar triangles?
Resources/Materials: ELMO, projector, laptop, powerpoint, guaranteed curriculum, rulers, protractors, scissors, graphing calculators, white typing paper
Standards/Benchmarks/GLEs: 2, 4, 10, 17, 18, 19 |
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Objectives: |
TSW formulate and test conjectures about the properties of polygons and their component parts
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TSW formulate and test conjectures about the properties of polygons and their component parts
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TSW formulate and test conjectures about the properties of polygons and their component parts
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TSW identify similar polygons, and use them to solve real-life problems
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TSW identify similar polygons, and use them to solve real-life problems
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Student Learning Activities:
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Lesson Opener – Proportions in the classroom
Activity – panther scale drawing and video
Practice with proportions |
Review HW
Intro to geometric mean – guided practice
Independent practice – with geometric mean and proportions |
Bellwork Quiz
Review HW
Similar Figures – using proportions and geometric mean
Guided practice |
Launch PPT
Activity 2 – similar triangles
Lesson Enhancement 2 – work in partners |
Review HW
More practice with similar triangles
Review for exams next week |
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Homework: |
Scale Drawings |
WS 8.1, 8.2
Real Life Application |
Lesson Enhancement 1 |
LE 2 |
Review for exams next week |
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Assessments: The students will be informally assessed by class, group, and individual participation. The students will be formally assessed by class and homework assignments.
What strategies will I use to address literacy this week? Foldables – preparing for exams next week
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