Geometry+2010-2011

=Geometry=

=June 7: Tuesday= Review for the final exam. 3-D Activity

HW: Finish 3-D Activity, Study for the final exam. =June 6: Monday= We reviewed Chapter 10 - Chapter 12.

Recommended HW: p. 712, p. 784, p. 861 (not due) =June 2: Thursday= We reviewed Chapter 5 - Chapter 8. We will review Chapters 10-12 on Monday.

Recommended HW: p. 348, p. 422, p. 498, p. 564 (not due) =June 1: Wednesday= Chapter 12 Test

HW: NONE, start reviewing for the final exam =May 31: Tuesday= We reviewed Chapter 12 in preparation for the Chapter 12 Test tomorrow.

HW: p. 861 #1-15 =May 27: Friday= 12.7 THE LAST SECTION IN THE BOOK! We learned about the volume between similar figures!

HW: p. 850 #3-15 =May 26: Thursday= We covered the formulas for volume of prisms, cylinders, pyramids, cones and spheres.

HW: p. 822 #7-12, p. 832 #3-8, p. 842 #3-5 =May 25: Wednesday= Surface area of pyramids and cones.

HW: p. 814 #3-15 =May 24: Tuesday= Surface area of prisms and cylinders.

HW: p. 806 #3-15 =May 23: Monday= We took notes on 12.1 (polyhedrons).

HW: p. 798 #3-28 =May 20: Friday= Chapter 11 Test

HW: NONE =May 19: Thursday= We reviewed using the homework and other examples.

HW: p. 780 #5-22 (not due, but should do it for review), Study for the Chapter 11 Test tomorrow! =May 18: Wednesday= Late Start. We worked more on trigonometry and finding the area of regular polygons. We also started to review for the Chapter 11 Test.

HW: p. 765 #6-16, 19-21 (due tomorrow, assigned yesterday), Study for the Chapter 11 Test =May 17: Tuesday= We covered how to find the area of a regular polygon. We had to rely on our trigonometry for certain problems.

HW: p. 765 #6-16, 19-21 and Area of Similar Polygons Activity =May 16: Monday= Welcome back from Founder's Weekend. We learned about the area of a circle and the area of a sector of a circle (11.5).

HW: p. 758 #3-16, 26-28 =May 12: Thursday= Founders Day! We worked on 11.4 and reviewed some concepts from Chapter 10.

HW: p. 749 #3-29, p. 709 #7-26 (Both due Monday) =May 11: Wednesday= 11.4 and worked on our activities.

HW: p. 749 #3-23 (Due Monday) =May 10: Tuesday= We discussed 11.3 and the area of similar polygons. We are going to learn this through the Area of Similar Polygons Activity.

HW: p. 740 #3-14, Segments of Secants Activity (both due tomorrow) =May 9: Monday= 11.2 Areas of Trapezoids, Rhombuses and Kites. We started a new activity (Segments of Secants Activity).

HW: p. 733 #3-5, 7-21, Angles Outside a Circle Activity (both due tomorrow) =May 6: Friday= 11.1 Area of Triangles and Parallelograms. This section should be mostly review. We also got a new activity to work on (Angles Outside a Circle Activity).

HW: p. 723 #3-8, 12-18, 22-24 =May 5: Thursday= Chapter 10 Test!

HW: Inside Angles Activity (Due tomorrow) =May 4: Wednesday= Review! Review! Review! for chapter 10.

HW: p. 712 #1-19 (Due tomorrow) =May 3: Tuesday= We reviewed on the board. Then we had some time for the activities and homework.

HW: p. 702 #3-25 (Due tomorrow), p. 712 #1-19 (Due Thursday), Chapter 10 THURSDAY =May 2: Monday= We reviewed some of the theories we learned in chapter 10 with exercises on the board. Then we learned about equations of circles and how to graph them.

HW: p. 702 #3-25 (Due Wednesday) Chapter 10 Test on THURSDAY! =Apr. 29: Friday= We took a day to review 10.5 and 10.6. We worked on Finishing the Perpendicular Bisector Chords Activity and then got a new activity to work on (Angles Inside Circles Activity).

HW: Perpendicular Bisector Chords Activity (Monday), Angles Inside Circles Activity (Tuesday) =Apr. 28: Thursday= 10.6. We discussed topics on segment lengths in circles.

HW: p. 692 #3-18 =Apr. 27: Wednesday= 10.5! A very difficult group of theories on angles with circles. If we had time, we worked on our Perpendicular Bisector Chords Activity and the homework.

HW: p. 683 #3-18 =Apr. 26: Tuesday= 10.1-10.4 Quiz. If we had time, we worked on new activities on different theorems from 10.1-10.4.

HW: None =Apr. 25: Monday= Welcome back from Easter Break! Today we finished talking about the theorems in 10.4. Then we reviewed all the theorems from 10.1-10.4 in preparation for the quiz tomorrow. With the time we had left, we worked on the Irrational Lengths Activity and the homework.

HW: 676 #3-18 (assigned last Thursday, due tomorrow) 10.1-10.4 Quiz tomorrow =Apr. 21: Thursday= 10.4 Inscribed Angles and Polygons. We learned about the relationship between an inscribed angle and the central angle. We also talked about inscribed polygons and how to find out which ones will be able to be inscribed.

HW: 676 #3-18 (10.1-10.4 Quiz on Tuesday) =Apr. 20: Wednesday= 10.3: Properties of Chords.

HW: 667 #3-20 =Apr. 19: Tuesday= We learned about arcs. Then we started to discuss the Irrational Lengths Activity.

HW: 661 #3-14, Common Point Tangents Activity (Due tomorrow) =Apr. 18: Monday= We took down some definitions involving circles (10.1). We also worked on a new activity "Common Point Tangents Activity."

HW: p. 655 #3-10, 15-26 (Due tomorrow) =Apr. 15: Friday= Chapter 8 Test

HW: NONE =Apr. 14: Thursday= Review of Chapter 8 for the test tomorrow.

HW: p. 554 #3-16, 18-20 (Friday) Parallelogram Activity (Friday) The end of the chapter review (not due, but you should do it for practice!) =Apr. 13: Wednesday= We took notes on kites and how to identify quadrilaterals.

HW: p. 546 #7-15, 18-23, 25-27 (tomorrow) p. 554 #3-16, 18-20 (Due Friday) Parallelogram Activity (Friday) Chapter 8 Test on Friday! =Apr. 12: Tuesday= We took notes on trapezoids. Then worked on the Parallelogram Activity.

HW: p. 537 #3-14, 19-24, 26-29, 32-37 (tomorrow) p. 546 #7-15, 18-23, 25-27 (Thursday) Chapter 8 Test Friday =Apr. 11: Monday= We learned about special parallelograms (rhombus, rectangle, square). Then we started a Parallelogram Activity.

HW: p. 526 #4-6, 8-10, 15-17, 19-21 (Tuesday) Polygon Angle Sums Activity (Tuesday) p. 537 #3-14, 19-24, 26-29, 32-37 (Wednesday) =Apr. 8: Friday= We took one more theory on parallelograms. Then we learned how to construct a parallelogram.

HW: p. 518 #3-11, 23-28 (Monday) p. 526 # 4-6, 8-10, 15-17, 19-21 (Tuesday) Polygon Angle Sums Activity (Tuesday) =Apr. 7: Thursday= We took notes on the properties of parallelograms. Then we spent a good deal of time finishing the Polygon Angle Sums Activity (Due next Tuesday).

HW: p. 510 #3-16 (Friday) p. 518 #3-11, 23-28 (Monday) Polygon Angle Sums Activity (Tuesday) =Apr. 6: Wednesday= We took down a few definitions about convex polygons, interior and exterior angles. Then we worked on a Polygon Angle Sums Activity to get a hands on idea about how the number of sides relates to how many degrees there are in a polygon.

HW: p. 510 #3-16 (Friday) =Apr. 5: Tuesday= Chapter 7 Test

HW: NONE =Apr. 4: Monday= We reviewed with the homework. Chapter 7 TEST tomorrow!

HW: p. 494 #4-9, 13-15, 19-21, 24-32 =Apr. 1: Friday= We reviewed the topics that will be on the Chapter 7 TEST (Tuesday).

HW: p. 498 #1-17 =Mar. 31: Thursday= We looked at the homework and then learned the inverse trig. functions. We learned how to solve a triangle with just two quantities.

HW: p. 485 #3-18 =Mar. 30: Wednesday= We had another day with trigonometry. We solved more triangles. Then we started another activity on trigonometric ratios and how they are always the same for the same angle.

HW: p. 469 # 9-11, 18-20, p. 477 #13-15, 19-27 =Mar. 29: Tuesday= We started trigonometry! We learned "SOH, CAH TOA" and learned how to use them for right triangles.

HW: p. 469 #3-8, p. 477 #3-5, 7-12 =Mar. 28: Monday= We took the 7.1-7.4 Quiz. After that, we looked at the homework and then had the rest of the time to work on our activities.

HW: NONE =Mar. 25: Friday= We looked at the homework, then reviewed 7.1-7.4 skills. We will have the 7.1-7.4 Quiz on Monday. Whatever time we had left, we worked on our constructions: Pythagorean and the Geometric Mean (Altitudes) Construction.

HW: 7.1-7.4 Review Worksheet (Due Monday), Pythagorean Activity (Due Monday) =Mar. 24: Thursday= We looked at the homework and then learned special triangles. We will have a quiz on 7.1-7.4 on Monday. If you have any questions on this material, please come in before Monday!

HW: p. 461 #3-10, 13-21, 27, 28 =Mar. 23: Wednesday= SNOW DAY - No school due to weather. =Mar. 22: Tuesday= We looked at the homework, but breezed through it since we had already seen the Pythagorean before. Then we looked at some more interesting theorems: The Hypotenuse-Altitude Similarity Theorem and the Geometric Mean Theorems.

HW: p. 453 #3-10, 13-23 =Mar. 21: Monday= Welcome back from Spring Break! We started Chapter 7 on right triangles. We took notes on the Pythagorean Theorem and other theorems that help us understand whether a triangle is a right triangle or not.

HW: p. 436 #11-13, 18-23 and p. 444 #3-8, 15-20 =Mar. 11: Friday= Day 2 of Chapter 6 Test. We had the very front and last pages available to finish up.

HW: NONE (Have a wonderful spring break!) =Mar. 10: Thursday= Day 1 of Chapter 6 Test. We will continue our constructions tomorrow!

HW: none =Mar. 9: Wednesday= (Ash Wednesday) We looked at the homework and then worked on our activities.

HW: Study for the Chapter 6 Test! =Mar. 8: Tuesday= We looked at the homework. Then started the large "Similar Pentagons Activity." This will be a construction that will be on the test!

HW: p. 426 #1-4 =Mar. 7: Monday= We reviewed our knowledge from Chapter 6. Then we worked on finishing up our constructions.

HW: p. 422 #1-13 =Mar. 4: Friday= (Short periods, due to Spectacular!) We learned the Angle Bisector Proportionality Theorem. Then, we worked on the SAS Activity.

HW: p. 418 #1-18 =Mar. 3: Thursday= We took notes on the Triangle Proportions Theorem and its converse. Then we looked at the Transversals Proportionality Theorem. After that, we looked at the homework and went through the SAS Activity. We will work on these tomorrow.

HW: p. 400 #1-8, 13, 16 (Due tomorrow) =Mar. 2: Wednesday= We took notes on SSS and SAS similarity theorems for triangles. Then we worked on constructing similar triangles with our AA theorem. We also started the SAS Triangle Activity (in 5th period). We will find time to work on this tomorrow. Also, start reviewing for the Chapter 6 Test which will be early next week. Look over old assignments and try to complete them again.

HW: p. 391 #1-14, 18-23 =Mar. 1: Tuesday= We finished our Trisecting a Segment Activity and worked on the Creating Similar Triangles by AA Activity.

HW: Trisecting a Segment Activity (Due tomorrow) =Feb. 28: Monday= We looked at the homework, learned the Angle-Angle Similarity Postulate for Triangles. Then we looked at two example problems and then continued with our Trisecting a Segment Activity.

HW: p. 384 #1-17 (Due tomorrow) =Feb. 25: Friday= We looked at the homework, then finished off the notes on perimeters of similar polygons. We also learned how to trisect a segment and started to use this strategy in an activity.

HW: p. 376 #11,12, 21-28 (Due Monday) =Feb. 24: Thursday= We learned about similar polygons and all the relationships we could find out from the definition. Then we worked on copying angles without a protractor. We made sure that we could copy an angle within a degree of error. ("Angle Copying Activity")

HW: p. 376 #3-10, 14-20 (Due tomorrow) =Feb. 23: Wednesday= We worked on learning properties of proportions. Then we worked on copying angles.

HW: p. 367 #3-18 (Due tomorrow) =Feb. 22: Tuesday= Welcome back from a long President's Day Weekend. We quickly touched on the subjects of ratios, proportions and geometric means. Then, we learned how to copy an angle. This will be an important skill as we learn how to construct similar polygons.

HW: Sec. 6.1 (p. 360) #3-22 (Due tomorrow) =Feb. 18: Friday= Chapter 5 Test

HW: NONE =Feb. 17: Thursday= We talked about the test that will be given tomorrow. Then we working on the Triangle Inequality Activity.

HW: p. 348 #1-12 (Due tomorrow), study for the Chapter 5 Test. =Feb. 16: Wednesday= (Late Start) We took done some relationships between angles and sides of a triangle. We learned that the larger the angle, the longer the opposing side of the triangle. Then we started the "Triangle Inequality" Activity (with spaghetti). All we have to do is learn more about the Triangle Inequality Theorem and the Hinge Theorem, then we will be ready for the Chapter 5 Test!

HW: p. 331 #1-9 (Due tomorrow) Review for the Chapter 5 Test (will cover all of the constructions as well). =Feb. 15: Tuesday= We finished the constructions part of the Triangle Constructions Quiz. Then, we created the circumcenter, incenter, centroid and orthocenter to see which ones form the Euler Line of a Triangle.

HW: None =Feb. 14: Monday= Triangle Constructions Quiz (5.1-5.4)

HW: NONE =Feb. 11: Friday= We started to review for the quiz that will be on Monday. We took a look at the homework. Then worked on finishing the "Concurrency of Altitudes Activity."

HW: "Chapter 5 Test B" WS (Due Monday). Chapter 5 Quiz on Monday! =Feb. 10: Thursday= We looked at the homework from the previous day. Then we learned about altitudes and started the "Concurrency of Altitudes Activity." Tomorrow, we will start to review for a quiz on triangle constructions.

HW: p. 323 #18-26, 33-35 (due tomorrow) =Feb. 9: Wednesday= We worked on the two parts of the Medians Activity. We took down the concurrency of the medians of a triangle theorem. We also learned how to use it.

HW: p. 322 #3-10. Finish the Medians Activity (part 1 and 2) =Feb. 8: Tuesday= We started the Medians Activity. We also finished reviewing our concepts from chapter 5.

HW: NONE, memorize theorems! =Feb. 7: Monday= We took notes on the incenter and the concurrency of the angle bisectors theorem. Then we reviewed the homework. After that, we started to do a quick midway review session for the test on Chapter 5. We will continue this tomorrow as well as look at medians and altitudes.

HW: Start to study for the Chapter 5 test. Memorize theorems! (Projected test date: Friday) =Feb. 4: Friday= We looked at the proofs from our homework. Then, we worked on our activities and the new homework

HW: p. 314 #18-25 (no proofs), finish the "Angle Bisector Concurrency Activity." (Both due Monday) =Feb. 3: Thursday= We went over how to do proofs in the homework. Then we worked on a new construction "Angle Bisector Concurrency Activity." This took the remainder of the hour.

HW: Do Proofs for #3,4,5,12,13 from the previous homework assignment. =Feb. 2: Wednesday= We looked at the angle bisector theorem and its converse. We also learned how to use a ruler to create a perpendicular line that travels through a point. Then we worked on the Angle Bisector Activity.

HW: p. 313 #1-17 (Due tomorrow) =Feb. 1: Tuesday= (Mass schedule) We took a look at the homework and then took notes on the circumcenter and angle bisectors. We started the Angle Bisectors Activity and will work on it tomorrow.

HW: Finish the Perpendicular Bisectors of a Triangle Activity (Due tomorrow) =Jan. 31: Monday= We took some notes on the perpendicular bisector theorem and the concurrency of the perpendicular bisectors of a triangle. We started an activity to create the circumcenter of a triangle. We might have some time to work on this tomorrow.

HW: p. 306-309 #1-10, 13-15 =Jan. 28: Friday= We discussed perpendicular bisectors and learned how to make them with just a straight-edge and a piece of string. Our new activity "Perpendicular Bisector Activity" was designed to get us constructing and thinking about points on the perpendicular bisector of a line segment.

HW: Finish the "Perpendicular Bisector Activity" (Due Monday) =Jan. 27: Thursday= We got into an activity that proved the Midsegment Theorem (with graphing paper).

HW: p. 298-301 #1-11, 47-52 (Due tomorrow), Midsegment Theorem Proof (Due tomorrow) =Jan. 26: Wednesday= (Late Start) We reinforced our classroom procedures from yesterday. Then we dove into Chapter 5 from the book. We started learning about the Midsegment Theorem through an activity in our lab groups. We will continue with this concept tomorrow.

HW: NONE =Jan. 25: Tuesday= Welcome to the second semester of geometry. Today, we covered the syllabus and a few classroom procedures.

HW: NONE