Class Summaries: RED - red block
classes; BLACK - black block classes; BLUE -
Short Wednesday - all classes.
This year all Geometry A classes are
RED block.
Date | Description |
Wed, Aug 25th | Introductory Materials: Syllabus and Grading/Resource Materials How to use Carnegie Learning System and MATHia Supplies |
Thur, Aug 26th |
Getting Started for Module 1 (page 2 in MATHbook) Review Topics - The Pythagorean Theorem - Corresponding Parts - Rigid Motion Transformations - Perimeter and Area |
Mon, Aug 30th |
Start MODULE 1: REASONING WITH SHAPES TOPIC 1: USING A RECTANGULAR COORDINATE SYSTEM Lesson 1: The Squariest Square MATHia: Introduction to Geometric Figures (1 of 21); Naming Lines, Rays, Segments and Angles (2 of 21); Working with Measures of Segments and Angles (3 of 21). |
Wed, Sept 1st |
Keep working on MATHia: Introduction to Geometric Figures (1 of 21); Naming Lines, Rays, Segments and Angles (2 of 21); Working with Measures of Segments and Angles (3 of 21). If you don't get through these three workspaces, plan on coming to my room for SRB Friday. They will be in Infinite Campus as missing. I'm going to be reassigning some workspaces with low scores. Try not to leave a workspace until all of the circles are green. |
Thur, Sept 2nd |
MATHia Quiz 1 will need a protractor can use yellow resource packet no more than 15 minutes Lesson 2: Hip to Be Square |
Mon, Sept 6th | NO SCHOOL - LABOR DAY |
Wed, Sept 8th |
* Turn in p 27 out of MATHbook if you haven't done so. If you
missed the quiz the other day, find time to make it up. Review: Finding slope of a line and writing equations in slope-intercept form Lesson 3: T's and Train Tracks (part 1 - through Activity 1) MATHia: Introduction to Parallel and Perpendicular Lines (4 of 21); |
Thur, Sept 9th |
Review writing equations in point-slope form Lesson 3: T's and Train Tracks (part 2) Assignment: pp 43-44 DUE on MONDAY MATHia: Modeling Parallel and Perpendicular Lines (5 of 21) |
Mon, Sept 13th |
MATHia:
Introduction to Parallel and
Perpendicular Lines (4 of 21) and Modeling Parallel and Perpendicular
Lines (5 of 21) Can turn in pp 43-44 out of book on Wednesday if you are still working on them. Quiz over these two on Wednesday. |
Wed, Sept 15th |
MATHia Quiz 2 |
Thur, Sept 16th |
Start
Lesson 4: Where Has Polly Gone? |
Mon, Sept 20th |
Finish Lesson 4: Where Has Polly Gone?
Assignment: pp 61-62 Due on Thursday. "Stretch" problems are bonus. Try them. |
Wed, Sept 22nd |
MATHia: Deriving the Distance Formula (6 of 21); Calculating Distance Using the Distance Formula (7 of 21) |
Thur, Sept 23rd |
Turn in pp 61-62 out of the MATHbook. Finish MATHia: Deriving the Distance Formula (6 of 21); Calculating Distance Using the Distance Formula (7 of 21) You may listen to music if you have headphones. Rest of time will be spent working on missing work (from my class and then others). MATHia Quiz on Monday will be very similar to Calculating Distance Using the Distance Formula (7 of 21) Make sure you understand it well. |
Mon, Sept 27th |
MATHia Quiz 3 Start Lesson 5: In and Out and All About (finish through Activity One) |
Wed, Sept 29th |
MATHia: Calculating Perimeter and Area Using the Distance Formula
(8 of 21) |
Thur, Sept 30th | Finish Lesson 5: In and Out and All About |
Mon, Oct 4th |
MATHia Quiz 4 Topic 1 Review |
Thur, Oct 7th | TOPIC 1 TEST |
Fri, Oct 8th | No School - Staff Development |
Mon, Oct 11th | No School - Native American Day |
Wed, Oct 13th |
Start Module 1, Topic Two: Rigid Motions on a Plane Lesson 1: Put Your Input In, Take Your Output Out (or Geometric Components of Rigid Motions) * will not be using the MATHbook for Lesson 1. It has been rewritten as an overview of Lessons 2-4. Lessons 2-4 will give you more opportunities for creating (drawing) transformations and writing transformation functions |
Thur, Oct 14th |
MATHia: Developing Definitions of Rigid Motions (9 of 21) MATHia: Exploring Rigid Motions and Dilations (10 of 21) |
Mon, Oct 18th |
Lesson 2: Bow Thai (or Translations as Functions) - Review, Activity 1, Talk the Talk (1 and 2) - Assignment (Practice only, Stretch is optional) - pp 113-114 - turn in by Wed, Oct 20th MATHia: Describing a Translation (11 of 21) - quiz over this on Wed. Oct 20th |
Wed, Oct 20th |
MATHia Quiz 5 - Describing a Translation Missing Work/MATHia time Bagels, Fermi, Pico for those that are done with everything |
Thur, Oct 21st |
Lesson 3: Staring Back at Me (or Reflections as Functions) - pp 115-121 - Assignment p 127 in book (drawing reflections) plus four problems as a handout (writing reflection functions) STAPLE TOGETHER when you hand them in. MATHia: Describing a Reflection (12 of 21) |
Mon, Oct 25th |
MATHia Quiz 6 - Describing a Reflection (Last grade of Q1) Lesson 4: Turn Yourself Around (or Rotations as Functions)- pp 129,130,135,136 Assignment: 2 page packet (due Thursday) |
Wed, Oct 27th |
Keep working on Packet (due tomorrow) |
Thur, Oct 28th |
Turn in packet from Monday and Wednesday. MATHia DAY MATHia: Describing a Rotation (13 of 21) MATHia: Specifying a Sequence of Rigid Motion Transformations (14 of 21) MATHia: Rotations and Reflections on the Plane(15 of 21) Check Infinite Campus. Are you missing anything? Time to get things in for quarter one is running out. End of quarter is tomorrow. |
Mon, Nov 1st AND Thur, Nov 4th |
MATHia Quiz 7 - Describing a Rotation (over 13 of 21) Translation/Reflection/Rotation Summary Activity Lesson 5: OKEECHOBEE (or Reflectional and Rotational Symmetry) pp 143-147, 149 Assignment pp 151-152 MATHia: Reflectional Symmetry (16 of 21) MATHia: Rotational Symmetry (17 of 21) |
Mon, Nov 8th |
MATHia Quiz 8 Reflectional and Rotational Symmetry End of Topic Review (p 154 in MATHbook) - you can find a Topic Summary online (through the MATHia link) that could be helpful. I will show you how to access this. - There are also videos for Topic 2 "Rigid Motions on a Plane" in Canvas. Topic Test is Wednesday. Be ready!! :-) |
Wed, Nov 10th |
Will go over answers to p 154 in book. Answer any
questions. Then...End of Topic Test |
Thur, Nov 11th |
Start Module 1, Topic 3: Congruence Through Transformations Lesson 1: The Elements: Formal Reasoning in Euclidean Geometry (pp 155-164) - If-then statements, Counterexamples, Conditionals and Truth Tables Assign: Skills Practice WS 1st period: 8:15-9:32 3rd period: 9:37-10:54 5th period: 11:46-1:03 7th period: 1:08-2:25 Veteran's Day Program in Jostad Gym following 7th period |
Mon, Nov 15th |
Continue Lesson 1: The Elements: Formal Reasoning in Euclidean
Geometry (pp 165-167) - Postulates and Theorems Look at MATHia (18 of 21) so students understand what is meant by the options given in the different steps. Assignment: pp169-170 in MATHbook |
Thur, Nov 18th |
MATHia: Calculating and Justifying Angle Measures (18 of 21) (You have to do every step in this MATHia. We will look at one problem first to make sure we understand how to do and if we have all of the options (rules) on our purple sheet.) MATHia: Calculating Angle Measures (19 of 21) (If you want to draw the angles out on paper and just type in the final answer, you can.) IF YOU FINISH MATHia BEFORE THE END OF THE PERIOD, YOU NEED TO FIND SOMETHING QUIET TO WORK ON. |
Mon, Nov 22nd |
MATHia Quiz 9 |
Wed, Nov 23rd-Fri, Nov 25th | No School - Comp Day and Thanksgiving Break |
Mon, Nov 29th |
Lesson 2a: CPCTC and Congruent TrianglesPart 1: Triangles and Congruent Figures (from 4.1 FM) video (pause as needed to fill in note guide) then WS problems |
Wed, Dec 1st |
Part 2: CPCTC and Congruent Triangles (from TPT) PPT with "your turn questions" to complete |
Thur, Dec 2nd |
Lesson 2A - Quiz (CPCTC and Congruent Triangles) Lesson 2B: ASA, SAS, and SSS: Proving (Understanding) Triangle Congruence Theorems (Does not follow the book - teacher made lesson) - Exploring SSS, SAS, AAA |
Mon, Dec 6th |
Finish Lesson 2B - - Exploring ASA, AAS, SSA Assignment: Algebra Review and back page of handout |
Wed, Dec 8th |
Summarize Lesson 2 (4.1 through 4.3) - WS put it all together - Ask about how many would like to take their notes on the computer and how many would like hard copies for the next section. |
Thur, Dec 9th |
Start: Polygons and Quadrilaterals 5.1 Polygon Angles - Notes, Practice, Algebra Review |
Mon, Dec 13th |
5.1 Quiz 5.2 Properties of Parallelograms (notes) Last 15 minutes - start movie |
Thur, Dec 16th |
Finish movie Have a Great Winter Break!!! |
Dec 18th - Jan 2nd | WINTER BREAK - NO SCHOOL |
Mon, Jan 3rd |
Review 5.2 Properties of Parallelograms 5.2 Worksheet and Algebra Review |
Wed, Jan 5th |
5.2 Quiz Start 5.4 Properties of Rhombi, Rectangles and Squares (Graphic Organizer) |
Thur, Jan 6th |
Finish 5.4 Properties of Rhombi, Rectangles, and Squares (Venn
Diagram and example problems) 5.4 Worksheet and Algebra Review |
Mon, Jan10th |
5.4 Quiz Explain and work on Semester Test Project |
Wed, Jan 11th | Work on Semester Test Project |
Thur, Jan 12th | Work on Semester Test Project - Due by end of the school day today. |
Second Semester | |
Date | Description |
Mon, Jan 17th | No School - MLK Day |
Wed, Jan 19th |
Will get new seating charts next week. This week no more
than 2-3 per table. Go through papers - keep anything that is Chapter 5 AND yellow formula sheet. Review what we have so far for Chapter 5. Parallelogram Circuit (find your "rules" for parallelograms) |
Thur, Jan 20th and Mon, Jan 24th |
Circuit due today. You can work on for the first 30
minutes of class. 5.6 Kites and Trapezoids Note guide - will do together Assignment: 5.6 Practice and Algebra Review Bonus: Application and Extension - on Canvas |
Wed, Jan 26th |
5.6 Quiz Chapter 5 Review |
Thur, Jan 27th | Finish review, ask questions, go over answers |
Mon, Jan 31st |
Chapter 5 Test |
Wed, Feb 2nd | Pythagorean Theorem Review - Tarsia Puzzle |
Thur, Feb 3rd |
Special Topic: Special Right Triangles I - 30-60-90 Triangles |
Mon, Feb7th |
Go over Algebra Review questions off of SRTI Assignment - grade
rest together (will turn in on Thursday) Notes and Practice: Special Right Triangles II - 45-45-90 Triangles |
Wed, Feb 9th | Special Right Triangles Activity(s) |
Thur, Feb 10th | Winter Olympics Activity |
Mon, Feb 14th | Winter Olympics Activity - brochure or flyer (one page poster) of your sport. We will talk specifics in class. Can e-mail as an attachment to me or I will create as an assignment in Canvas. Due by end of week BUT will only have today to work on it in class. |
Wed, Feb 16th |
MATHia: Special Right Triangles
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Thur, Feb 17th |
Finish MATHia: Special Right Triangles Finish Olympics Assignment Special Right Triangles Quiz on Wednesday, Feb 23rd If you have extra time, try some origami at https://www.thesprucecrafts.com/top-origami-for-beginners-2540688 Mrs. Zubke has origami paper. |
Mon, Feb 21st | NO SCHOOL |
Wed, Feb 23rd | Special Right Triangles Quiz |
Thur, Feb 24th |
Standardized Systems of Measurement Measurement Conversions (English Standard) Assignment: In-class group work |
Mon, Feb 28th |
Measurement Conversions (Metric and between Metric and English
Standard) Assignment: In-class group work |
Wed, Mar 2nd and Thur, Mar 3rd |
Start Unit 9: Areas of Polygons 9.1 Areas of Parallelograms and Triangles Note Guide - will do together Assignment: 9.1 Practice and Algebra Review Bonus: Application and Extension on Canvas If time end of period, consider doing the Application and Extension on Canvas or practice with the Tangram Builder site (link on Canvas). If we have time on Monday, may have a quick contest. |
Mon, Mar 7th |
9.1 Quiz 9.2 Areas of Trapezoids, Kites, and Rhombi Note Guide - will do together Assignment: 9.2 Practice and Algebra Review Bonus: Application and Extension on Canvas Last 15 minutes: Tangram Contest |
Wed, Mar 9th |
Finish 9.2 Practice and Algebra Review Go over questions |
Thur, Mar 10th |
9.2 Quiz 9.4/9.5Areas of Circles and Sectors (Using Central Angles) |
Mon, Mar 14th | Continue 9.4/9.5 Areas of Circles and Sectors (Using Central Angles) |
Wed, Mar 16th |
No Class Black Wednesday Schedule to make up for no school on Fri, Mar 18th |
Thur, Mar 17th |
Warm-up - Table work Finish 9.4/9.5 Areas of Circles and Sectors (Using Central Angles) arc lengths sector areas |
Mon, Mar 21st |
9.4/9.5 Quiz Review for 9 Test |
Wed, Mar 23rd |
Chapter 9 Test |
Thur, Mar 24th |
Start Volumes and Surface Area of 3-D Shapes 10.1 Surface Area of Prisms and Cylinders |
Mon, Mar 28th | Finish 10.1 Surface Area of Prisms and Cylinders |
Wed, Mar 30th |
10.1 Quiz 10.2 Surface Area of Pyramids and Cones |
Thur, Mar 31st | 10.2 Surface Area of Pyramids and Cones |
Mon, Apr 4th |
Smarter Balanced Testing - Jrs Rest of Students have an activity and work time |
Wed, Apr 6th | Worksheet: 10.2 Surface Area of Pyramids and Cones |
Thur, Apr 7th |
10.2 Quiz 10.3 Volume of Prisms and Cylinders |
Mon, Apr 11th |
10.3 Quiz 10.4 Volume of Pyramid and Cones Watch 10.4 Video on Canvas and fill in note guide Then 10.4 Practice |
Wed, Apr 13th | 10.4 Quiz |
Wed, Apr 20th | 10.5 Surface Area and Volume of Spheres |
Thur, Apr 21st |
10.5 Quiz Review Ch 10 Test |
Mon, Apr 25th |
Ch 10 Test Start Statistics: Topic 1: One-Variable Statistics Lesson 1: Dot Plots, Histograms, and Box-and-Whisker Plots - Dot Plots - pg 572 - Histograms - pg 573 and 574 - Box-and-Whisker Plots - pg 575-576 - Comparing the three: Dots, Bins, or Boxes - pp 577-578 |
Wed, Apr 27th |
Finish page 574 (Histograms) Watch "Donald in MathMagicland" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fv4gWPurN9k Identify 10 math references |
Thur, Apr 28th |
Keep working on Lesson 1 -Box-and-Whisker Video; do one together; then pp 575-576 -Comparing the methods (come up with this together) then pp 577-578 PROBLEM SET 1: Graphing and Analyzing Data Representations |
Mon, May 2nd, Wed, May 4th and Thur, May 5th |
PROBLEM SET 1: DUE TODAY Lesson 2: Measures of Central Tendency and Measures of Spread - Measures of Center - pp 583-585 PROBLEM SET 2: Comparing and Interpreting Measures of Center (DUE WEDNESDAY) - Measures of Spread - pp 585-589 - Will not be including Standard Deviation. PROBLEM SET 3: Comparing and Interpreting Measures of Spread (Will do in class on Wednesday) |
Mon, May 9th |
Continue Statistics: Topic 2:
Two-Variable Categorical Data Lesson 1 - Categorical Data in Two-Variables and Frequency Distribution Tables - pp 610-616, 621 PROBLEM SET 1: Organizing Categorical Data in Two-Variables (two-way frequency tables) |
Wed, May 11th |
Lesson 2- Representing Data - pp 617-619 PROBLEM SET 4: Graphing Categorical Data in Two-Variables |
Thur, May 12th | Two-Way Frequency Table Packet |
Mon, May 16th |
Seniors last day. Let's check and see if anyone has missing
assignments. Organize data from survey taken a week ago in class (Top 10 summer activities) Discuss semester test project. Will put information on the board. Will work on during semester test day on Thursday, May 19th |
Wed, May 18th | Two-hour late schedule. Senior breakfast in the morning. Then will be periods 2, 4, and 6. No Geometry A. |
Thur, May 19th |
Semester Test Day 1 Work on
Semester Test Project Schedule: Period 1 8:15 – 9:30 Period 3 9:40 – 10:55 LUNCH 11:00 – 11:40 Period 5 11:45 – 1:00 Period 7 1:10 – 2:25 Make-Up 1 2:30 – 3:45 *students are permitted to leave @ 3:25 or stay until 3:45 if needed |
Mon, May 23rd |
Make-up Sessions for Semester Tests Make-Up 3 8:15 – 9:30 Make-Up 4 9:35 – 10:50 Make-Up 5 10:55 – NOON DISMISSAL |
Start Probability: Topic 1:
Independence and Conditional Probability Lesson 1: What Are the Chances?: Compound Sample Spaces - pp 773-788 PROBLEM SET 1: Modeling Probability PROBLEM SET 2: Calculating Conditional Probability |
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Lesson 2: And?: Compound Probability with "And" - pp 789-802 PROBLEM SET 3: Calculating Probabilities of Independent Events with "and" PROBLEM SET 4: Calculating Probabilities of Dependent Events with "and" |
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Lesson 3: Or?: Compound Probability with "Or" - pp 803-816 PROBLEM SET 5: Calculating Probabilities of Independent Events with "or" PROBLEM SET 6: Calculating Probabilites of Dependent Events with "or" |
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Lesson 4: And, Or, and More!: Calculating Compound Probability PROBLEM SET 7: Compound Probability with Replacement PROBLEM SET 8: Compound Probability without Replacement |