GEOMETRY.................................................................
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8/20/09
In Class
Review Syllabus
Homework
Read Pages 1-6
Answer Questions 1-8
8/21/09
In Class
Review Syllabus
Agenda Scavenger Hunt
8/24/09 and 8/25/09
In Class
Section 0.1 "Geometry in Art and Nature"
Section 0.2 "Line Designs"
Create Sierpinski Triangles
8/26/09 and 8/27/09
In Class
Section 0.3 "Circles"
Create Daisy Design
Homework
Read pages 7-15
Answer Questions 1-5, page 15
8/28/09 and 8/31/09
In Class
Section 0.4 "Op Art"
Section 0.5 "Knot Designs"
Create a piece of Optic Art
Create a Knot Design
Homework
Read pages 16-19
Answer Questions 1,4-7 page 18
9/2/09 and 9/3/09
In Class
Section 0.6 "Islamic Tile Art"
Create an 8x11 piece of "tile" art.
At Home
Read Pages 20-22
9/4/09
In Class
Review of Chapter 0 and Quiz 0
9/7/09
No School - Labor Day
9/8/09 and 9/9/09
In Class
Section 1.1 "Geometry Building Blocks"
Section 1.2 "Poolroom Math" and Midpoint (p.36)
Homework
Read pages 27-40
Questions #1-15, page 33
Questions #1-15, page 43
9/10/09 and 9/11/09
In Class
Section 1.3 "Widgets" (Definitions)
Investigation "Defining Angles," pp. 49,50
Homework
Read pages 47,48
9/14/09 and 9/15/09
In Class
Section 1.4 "Polygons" and 1.5 "Triangles and Special Quadrilaterals"
Investigation "Triangles and Special Quadrilaterals," pp.60-64
Homework
Read pages 54-59
Questions #1-15 page 56 and #1-10 page 64
9/16/09 and 9/17/09
In Class
Section 1.6 "Circles"
Homework
Read pages 67 and 68
Questions #1-20, p. 70
9/18/09
In Class
Section 1.8 "Space Geometry"
Use Compass & Straightedge to Construct figures p. 81,82 (Larger than text)
Homework
Read pages 73,74,75 and 80
Questions #7-21, pp. 83,84
9/21/09 and 9/22/09
In Class
2.1 Inductive Reasoning
2.2 Deductive Reasoning
Homework
Read pages 94 to 102 (top)
Questions #3-18,21; p.97
#1-8, p.99
9/23/09 and 9/24/09
In Class
District Benchmark Assessment (aka SCA or A2L)
9/25/09
Mathlogs/Spirals/Notebooks Due
9/28/09 and 9/29/09
In Class
Chapter 1 Review Questions #1-23
Section 1.7 "A Picture is Worth.."
Homework
Chapter 1 Review Questions #35-41
9/30/09 and 10/1/09
In Class
Review Inductive and Deductive Reasoning 2.1,2.2
Section 2.3 "Finding the Nth Term"
Investigation "Finding the Nth Term" pp. 106,107
Homework
Questions #1-7,9-11,14 pages 109,110
10/2/09, 10/5/09 and 10/6/09
In Class
Section 2.4 "Mathematical Modeling"
Investigation "Party Handshakes" pp. 112-114
Homework
Questions #1-5,8,10,20 pp. 115,116
10/7/09 and 10/8/09
In Class
Section 2.5 "Angle Relationships"
Section 2.6 "Angles on Parallel Lines"
Slope p.133
Homework
Questions #1-5 pp.122,123
Questions #1-7 pp.129,130
10/9/09 No School - Fall Break
10/12/09 and 10/13/09 Fractals p.135
Computer Lab
10/14/09 and 10/15/09 No School - PSAT and Student Led Conferences
10/16/09 Review of Chapters 1 and 2 - Geopardy
10/19/09 and 10/20/09
In Class
Sections 3.1, 3.2, 3.3 Copy Segments & Angles, Construct Perpendiculars
Investigation 1, "Copying a Segment" p.143 (construct in notebook)
Investigation 2, "Copying an Angle" p.145 (construct in notebook)
Investigation 2, "Right Down the Middle" p.148 (construct in notebook)
Conjecture C-6 (copy/complete in notebook)
Investigation 1, "Finding the Right Line" p.152 (construct in notebook)
Conjecture C-7 (copy/complete in notebook)
Homework
Read pages 142,143,147
Questions #1-5 & 8, p.145
Questions #1 & 2, p.149
Questions #1 & 4, p.154
10/21/09 and 10/22/09
In Class
Sections 3.4, 3.5 Constructing Angle Bisectors and Parallel Lines
Investigation 1,"Angle Bisecting by Folding" p.157 (tape into notebook)
Conjecture C-8 (copy/complete in notebook)
Investigation 2,"Angle Bisecting w/ a Compass" p.158 (const.in notebook)
Investigation"Constructing Parallel Lines by Folding" p.161(tape in notebk)
Homework
Questions #1-10, pp.158,159
10/23/09
In Class
Exploration "Perspective Drawing" pp.172-175
10/26/09
In Class
Section 3.7
Investigation 1 "Concurrency" p.176
Investigation 2 "Incenter and Circumcenter" p.177
Homework
Questions #1-9 and 24, pp.180,181
Geometry Notebooks will be due on 10/30/09
Notebooks should have the following:
1) Investigation "Finding Nth Term" p.106
2) Investigation "Party Handshakes" p.112
3) Investigation "Copying a Segment" p.143
4) Investigation "Copying an Angle" p.145
5) Investigation "Right Down the Middle" p.148
(with Conjecture C-6)
6) Investigation "Finding the Right Line" p.152
(with Conjecture C-7)
7) Investigation "Angle Bisecting by Folding" p.157
(with Conjecture C-8)
8) Investigation "Angle Bisecting with a Compass" p.158
9) Investigation "Constructing Parallel Lines" p.161
10) Investigation "Concurrence" p.176
(with Conjectures C-9, C-10, C-11)
11) Investigation "Incenter and Circumcenter" p.177
(with Conjectures C-12, C-15)
10/27/09
Section 3.7 Construction Points of Concurrency
Classwork
Investigation 1 "Concurrence" p.176
(with Conjectures C-9, C-10, C-11)
Investigation 2 "Incenter and Circumcenter" p.177
(with Conjectures C-12, C-13)
10/28/09 and 1/29/09
Section 3.8 "The Centroid"
In Class
Investigation 1 "Are Medians Concurrent?" p.183
(with Conjecture C-14, C-15)
Investigation 2 "Balancing Act" p.184
(with Conjecture C-16)
Homework
Questions #1-5, p.186
10/30/09
Geometry Notebooks Due.
Notebooks should have the following:
1) Investigation "Finding Nth Term" p.106
2) Investigation "Party Handshakes" p.112
3) Investigation "Copying a Segment" p.143
4) Investigation "Copying an Angle" p.145
5) Investigation "Right Down the Middle" p.148
(with Conjecture C-6)
6) Investigation "Finding the Right Line" p.152
(with Conjecture C-7)
7) Investigation "Angle Bisecting by Folding" p.157
(with Conjecture C-8)
8) Investigation "Angle Bisecting with a Compass" p.158
9) Investigation "Constructing Parallel Lines" p.161
10) Investigation "Concurrence" p.176
(with Conjectures C-9, C-10, C-11)
11) Investigation "Incenter and Circumcenter" p.177
(with Conjectures C-12, C-15)
11/2/09 and 11/3/09
In Class
Section 4.1 Triangle Sum Conjecture
Investigation "The Triangle Sum" p. 199
Homework
Questions #1-10, pp. 201,202
Question #1-5, pp. 206,207
11/4/09 and 11/5/09
In Class
Sections 4.2 and 4.3
Notes on Isosceles Triangle Properties/Parts
Investigation "What is the Shortest Path From A to B" p.214
Homework
Questions #1-10, page 216
11/6/09
In Class
Section 4.4
Copy Examples of 6 shortcuts from Page 219 (Draw/Label)
Do Questions #1-10, page 222
11/9/09 and 11/10/09
In Class
Section 4.6 CPCTC
Questions #1-11, p.231
11/11/09 No School - Veteran's Day
11/12/09 and 11/13/09
In Class
Project "Polya's Problem" Page 234 (In Notebook)
11/17/09 and 11/18/09
In Class
Notes CPCTC
Notes Flowchart Proof
Questions #2,3,4,5,6, page 237,238
11/19/09 and 11/20/09
In Class
NOTEBOOKS DUE for November
Review of Congruency Shortcuts, CPCTC and Flowchart Proofs
Pick 10 questions from pages 249 to 252 and do them well
11/23/09
In Class
Tangram Contruction
11/24/09 and 11/30/09
In Class
Reflective Writing in Notebook
Investigation "Is There a Polygon Sum Formula?" pp.256,257
Improving Your Visual Thinking Skills, p.263
12/1/09 and 12/2/09
In Class
Investigation "Is There an Exterior Angle Sum?" p.260
Homework
Read Sections 5.1 and 5.2
Answer Questions #1-5 p.257 and #1-5 p.262
12/3/09 and 12/4/09
In Class
Notes on Sections 5.3, 5.4, 5.5, 5.7
Homework
Review Questions #1-13 pp. 300,301
12/7/09 and 12/8/09
Semester Movie
December 9th, 10th, 11th, 14th and 15th
Review for Final Exams
(Review of Chapters 0 to 5)
Wednesday, December 16th
Final Exam for Period 5
Abbreviated Friday Schedule for periods 1,2,3,4,6 and 7
(5th period is extended to 2 hours for purpose of
administering Final Exam)
Thursday, December 17th
Final Exams for Periods 1, 3 and 7
Friday, December 18
Final Exams for Periods 2, 4 and 6
12/19/09 to 1/4/10 No School - Winter Break