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January 13, 2011: Trig Ratios. Defined and applied to find missing sides of triangles.
HW: Blue trig WS (double-sided).
January 19, 2011: 9.5 catch-up and 9.6: Definition of trig ratios and solving missing sides of right triangles to get all pupils on the same page. Added inverse trig functions to find missing angle measures.
HW: 9.6: p. 570: 11-33, 39
January 21, 2011: Pre-test of Quarter 3 Benchmark material. Returned to classroom to work in groups solving one sheet of missing angles (using inverse trig functions) and one sheet of trig ratios. Each person has two sheets due end of class or beginning of next class period.
January 25, 2011: Angles of Elevation and Depression apply trig ratios to real-world settings.
HW: Angles of elevation and depression WS. DUE 1/27/11
January 27, 2011: Discussed angles of elevation and depression worksheet as a review for right triangle quiz. ALL LATE WORK due today. Took QUIZ on solving right triangles using trig.
January 31, 2011: Law of sines and cosines.
HW: Yellow WS, #1-5 on Law of Sines side and #1-6 on Law of Cosines side.
February 2, 2011: New unit: Quadrilaterals! Also, Happy Groundshog Day! (Hooray for Early Spring). Explored polygons with guided notes, a power-point lecture, and Geometer's Sketchpad.
HW: 6.1: p. 325: 12-48 x3's.
February 4, 2011: Correct and turn in assignment 6.1. Lecture on Definitions and Characteristics of Parallelograms (section 6.2) using guided notes.
HW: 6.2: p. 333: 12-36 (all).
February 8, 2011: Guest lecture on Proving Quadrilaterals are Parallelograms (6.3). (Notes with Ms. Heagren).
HW: 6.3: p. 342: 9-19 odd, 27, 29
February 10, 2011: Corrected 6.2, 6.3. Moved right into Squares, Rectangles, and Rhombus (6.4) No guided notes, took notes on own paper.
HW: p. 351: 12-26 all, 33-38 all DUE 2/14/11
February 14, 2011: Happy Valentine's Day! 6.5 Lecture from SmartBoard--Trapezoids and Kites. Took notes on own paper.
HW: p. 359: 3-24 all DUE 2/16/11
February 16, 2011: Starter was Math Tic Tac Toe. Guided notes on special quadrilaterals and areas of polygons (6.6/6.7).
HW: 6.6/6.7 Worksheet, both sides. DUE 2/22/11
*TONIGHT IS PARENT/TEACHER CONFERENCES: 4:30-7:30 pm in C-WOOD CAFETERIA*
February 22, 2011: Correct and turn in Worksheet 6.6/6.7 (counts as two assignments) and corrected and turned in assignment 6.5 (22 pts possible). Review Chapter 6. ALL LATE WORK and NOTEBOOK DUE NEXT CLASS.
HW: Review assignment: Yellow worksheet AND p. 382: 1-15.
February 24, 2011: Correct and turn in Chapter 6 review assignment.
Collect Chapter 6 notes/notebooks: 6.1 (handout), 6.2 (handout), 6.3, (own paper), 6.4 (own paper), 6.5 (own paper), 6.6/6.7 (handout) CHAPTER 6 TEST. Collect Bella Bucks: Finally! :)
Students who have missed exam MUST have an excused absence for this date; otherwise there is no opportunity to take this exam. Students who stand-up teacher after making arrangements to take exam forfeit opportunity to take exam and will be stuck with "M" grade for quarter.
February 28, 2011: starter, notes/discussion on set theory, exterior and interior angle measures of regular polygons.
March 2, 2011: Correct, turn in HW 11.1 Notes and lecture on Chapter 11, Section 2. Lots of vocabulary. Learned area of regular polygons. Stressful stuff! Only 6 tought homework problems, make sure you are mastering them now so we can move on to fun stuff (geometric probablities) next time.
HW 11.2: p. 669: 1-24 all. DUE 3/4/11
March 4, 2011: More examples for HW 11.2. Re-discovered special right triangle relationships (in the 30-6-90 and 45-45-90 triangles) to better aid in solving areas of regular polygons. Introduced idea of Geometric Probability at end of class. Re-assigned homework 11.2. Absolutely due 3/7/11.
March 8, 2011: Corrected and turned in HW 11.2. In-class "Dart Board" Project. Rubric was passed out in class. Students that took project home to finish MUST bring back before school on Thursday (3/10), or assessment will not accepted.
March 10, 2011: Review for Acuity exam (Jan-Feb edition). "Baseball": Notes will be required to turn in. HW: Jan-Feb geometry review (covering: trig, quadrilaterals, regular polygons.)
March 14, 2011: ACUITY TEST (computer lab) Take both tests Post Test C and Pre Test D. Submit both scores.
March 16, 2011: New Unit: Circles! Covered section 10.1: Circles and their Tangents. In-class notes, lots of vocabulary.
HW: Assign. 10.1: p. 599: 1-36 all Due 3/18/11
March 18, 2011: Correct, turn in assignment 10.1. Covering sections 10.2, 10.3: Central Angles and Inscribed Angles and Their Arcs. Notes taken in class.
HW: 10.2/10.3 WS. 10.2 side: Do ALL problems. 10.3 side: #'s 1-14 assigned, we will cover #'s 15-21 in our starter next class. DUE 3/22/11.
March 22, 2011: Starter: inscribing quadrilaterals. (from WS 10.3) Correct and turn in remainder of assignment. Covering sections 10.4/10.5 of text: Other angle relationships and segments lengths in circles.
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March 29, 2011: Starter. Correct assignment 10.6 p. 638: 7-28. Notes: 11.4/11.5: Circumference, Area of circles and arcs.
HW: p. 689: 15-23, and p. 695: 1-10. DUE: 3/30-3/31
March 31 (Thursday): Correct 11.4/11.5. Assembled notes. Circles Review packet (green). Answered lots of questions! Due Monday. Also due Monday: Circles Notes, any late work.
April 4 (Monday): CIRCLES test! (Turn in Notes, review).
April 6 (Wednesday): First 10 minutes of class: finish circles test (Ran out of time with shortened Monday class periods). Continue on with new chapter: Solids. 12.1 lecture/notes/examples: definition of polyhedron, Euler's Formula, Cross-sections. HW: Assignment 12.1 p. 723: 9-42 (34 possible).
April 8 (Friday): 10 points extra credit just for bringing textbook to class!! Correct 12.1. Solid #1: Prisms. Nets, surface area, volume.
April 12 (Tuesday): Correct Prisms packet. Handed out rest-of-quarter 4 calendar along with your very own copy of the Geometry Reference Sheet! Solid #2 today: Cylinders. Cylinders are exactly like prisms, except their bases are circles. Same rules apply. Cylinder packet due 4/14/11.
April 14 (Thursday): Correct Cylinder packet. Moving onto Solid #3: Pyramids.
HAVE A WONDERFUL & SAFE SPRING BREAK! REMEMBER TO BRING TEXTBOOKS BACK DAILY WITH YOU FOR REVIEW PURPOSES. Thanks!
April 25 (Monday): Correct Pyramids; Last solid: Assign Cones. Due 4/27/11. HAVE A WONDERFUL & SAFE SPRING BREAK! REMEMBER TO BRING TEXTBOOKS BACK DAILY WITH YOU FOR REVIEW PURPOSES. Thanks!
January 13, 2011: Trig Ratios. Defined and applied to find missing sides of triangles.
HW: Blue trig WS (double-sided).
January 19, 2011: 9.5 catch-up and 9.6: Definition of trig ratios and solving missing sides of right triangles to get all pupils on the same page. Added inverse trig functions to find missing angle measures.
HW: 9.6: p. 570: 11-33, 39
January 21, 2011: Pre-test of Quarter 3 Benchmark material. Returned to classroom to work in groups solving one sheet of missing angles (using inverse trig functions) and one sheet of trig ratios. Each person has two sheets due end of class or beginning of next class period.
January 25, 2011: Angles of Elevation and Depression apply trig ratios to real-world settings.
HW: Angles of elevation and depression WS. DUE 1/27/11
January 27, 2011: Discussed angles of elevation and depression worksheet as a review for right triangle quiz. ALL LATE WORK due today. Took QUIZ on solving right triangles using trig.
January 31, 2011: Law of sines and cosines.
HW: Yellow WS, #1-5 on Law of Sines side and #1-6 on Law of Cosines side.
February 2, 2011: New unit: Quadrilaterals! Also, Happy Groundshog Day! (Hooray for Early Spring). Explored polygons with guided notes, a power-point lecture, and Geometer's Sketchpad.
HW: 6.1: p. 325: 12-48 x3's.
February 4, 2011: Correct and turn in assignment 6.1. Lecture on Definitions and Characteristics of Parallelograms (section 6.2) using guided notes.
HW: 6.2: p. 333: 12-36 (all).
February 8, 2011: Guest lecture on Proving Quadrilaterals are Parallelograms (6.3). (Notes with Ms. Heagren).
HW: 6.3: p. 342: 9-19 odd, 27, 29
February 10, 2011: Corrected 6.2, 6.3. Moved right into Squares, Rectangles, and Rhombus (6.4) No guided notes, took notes on own paper.
HW: p. 351: 12-26 all, 33-38 all DUE 2/14/11
February 14, 2011: Happy Valentine's Day! 6.5 Lecture from SmartBoard--Trapezoids and Kites. Took notes on own paper.
HW: p. 359: 3-24 all DUE 2/16/11
February 16, 2011: Starter was Math Tic Tac Toe. Guided notes on special quadrilaterals and areas of polygons (6.6/6.7).
HW: 6.6/6.7 Worksheet, both sides. DUE 2/22/11
*TONIGHT IS PARENT/TEACHER CONFERENCES: 4:30-7:30 pm in C-WOOD CAFETERIA*
February 22, 2011: Correct and turn in Worksheet 6.6/6.7 (counts as two assignments) and corrected and turned in assignment 6.5 (22 pts possible). Review Chapter 6. ALL LATE WORK and NOTEBOOK DUE NEXT CLASS.
HW: Review assignment: Yellow worksheet AND p. 382: 1-15.
February 24, 2011: Correct and turn in Chapter 6 review assignment.
Collect Chapter 6 notes/notebooks: 6.1 (handout), 6.2 (handout), 6.3, (own paper), 6.4 (own paper), 6.5 (own paper), 6.6/6.7 (handout) CHAPTER 6 TEST. Collect Bella Bucks: Finally! :)
Students who have missed exam MUST have an excused absence for this date; otherwise there is no opportunity to take this exam. Students who stand-up teacher after making arrangements to take exam forfeit opportunity to take exam and will be stuck with "M" grade for quarter.
February 28, 2011: starter, notes/discussion on set theory, exterior and interior angle measures of regular polygons.
March 2, 2011: Correct, turn in HW 11.1 Notes and lecture on Chapter 11, Section 2. Lots of vocabulary. Learned area of regular polygons. Stressful stuff! Only 6 tought homework problems, make sure you are mastering them now so we can move on to fun stuff (geometric probablities) next time.
HW 11.2: p. 669: 1-24 all. DUE 3/4/11
March 4, 2011: More examples for HW 11.2. Re-discovered special right triangle relationships (in the 30-6-90 and 45-45-90 triangles) to better aid in solving areas of regular polygons. Introduced idea of Geometric Probability at end of class. Re-assigned homework 11.2. Absolutely due 3/7/11.
March 8, 2011: Corrected and turned in HW 11.2. In-class "Dart Board" Project. Rubric was passed out in class. Students that took project home to finish MUST bring back before school on Thursday (3/10), or assessment will not accepted.
March 10, 2011: Review for Acuity exam (Jan-Feb edition). "Baseball": Notes will be required to turn in. HW: Jan-Feb geometry review (covering: trig, quadrilaterals, regular polygons.)
March 14, 2011: ACUITY TEST (computer lab) Take both tests Post Test C and Pre Test D. Submit both scores.
March 16, 2011: New Unit: Circles! Covered section 10.1: Circles and their Tangents. In-class notes, lots of vocabulary.
HW: Assign. 10.1: p. 599: 1-36 all Due 3/18/11
March 18, 2011: Correct, turn in assignment 10.1. Covering sections 10.2, 10.3: Central Angles and Inscribed Angles and Their Arcs. Notes taken in class.
HW: 10.2/10.3 WS. 10.2 side: Do ALL problems. 10.3 side: #'s 1-14 assigned, we will cover #'s 15-21 in our starter next class. DUE 3/22/11.
March 22, 2011: Starter: inscribing quadrilaterals. (from WS 10.3) Correct and turn in remainder of assignment. Covering sections 10.4/10.5 of text: Other angle relationships and segments lengths in circles.
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QUARTER 4
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March 29, 2011: Starter. Correct assignment 10.6 p. 638: 7-28. Notes: 11.4/11.5: Circumference, Area of circles and arcs.
HW: p. 689: 15-23, and p. 695: 1-10. DUE: 3/30-3/31
March 31 (Thursday): Correct 11.4/11.5. Assembled notes. Circles Review packet (green). Answered lots of questions! Due Monday. Also due Monday: Circles Notes, any late work.
April 4 (Monday): CIRCLES test! (Turn in Notes, review).
April 6 (Wednesday): First 10 minutes of class: finish circles test (Ran out of time with shortened Monday class periods). Continue on with new chapter: Solids. 12.1 lecture/notes/examples: definition of polyhedron, Euler's Formula, Cross-sections. HW: Assignment 12.1 p. 723: 9-42 (34 possible).
April 8 (Friday): 10 points extra credit just for bringing textbook to class!! Correct 12.1. Solid #1: Prisms. Nets, surface area, volume.
April 12 (Tuesday): Correct Prisms packet. Handed out rest-of-quarter 4 calendar along with your very own copy of the Geometry Reference Sheet! Solid #2 today: Cylinders. Cylinders are exactly like prisms, except their bases are circles. Same rules apply. Cylinder packet due 4/14/11.
April 14 (Thursday): Correct Cylinder packet. Moving onto Solid #3: Pyramids.
HAVE A WONDERFUL & SAFE SPRING BREAK! REMEMBER TO BRING TEXTBOOKS BACK DAILY WITH YOU FOR REVIEW PURPOSES. Thanks!
April 25 (Monday): Correct Pyramids; Last solid: Assign Cones. Due 4/27/11. HAVE A WONDERFUL & SAFE SPRING BREAK! REMEMBER TO BRING TEXTBOOKS BACK DAILY WITH YOU FOR REVIEW PURPOSES. Thanks!
