Daily Assignments
16 Wed -
- Finish and submit SLOPE ACTIVITY (share Google Doc w/ bill.glass@district140.org)
15 Tue - We will determine what is necessary to show lines parallel.
This is based on having corresponding angles congruent.
- 3.5 Proving Lines Parallel (due Thursday 10/17)
14 Mon - Columbus Day - no school
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11 Fri - Parent/Teacher Conferences
- no student attendance
10 Thu - Determine slopes around the school using string and line level and tape measure and plumb bob.
9 Wed - Finish 3.4 (due Tuesday 10/15)
8 Tue - Students will use given information to write an equation for a line. They will review slope-intercept form
and point-slope form.
- 3.4 Equations of Lines (due Tuesday 10/10)
7 Mon - We will work with the slope of a line.
- 3.3 Slopes of Lines (due Wednesday 10/9)
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4 Fri - finish section 3.2
3 Thu - When a transversal crosses parallel lines the special angle pairs take on special properties.
Students will learn those properties and prove additional outcomes about parallel lines being
intersected by a transversal and the angle pairs created.
- 3.2 Angles and Parallel Lines (due Tuesday 10/8)
- Create Your Own Geometry - due today
2 Wed - Students will learn about the angles formed by two lines cut by a transversal.
- 3.1 Parallel Lines and Transversals (due Friday)
1 Tue - Chapter 2 Test - Reasoning and Proof
October
30 Mon - Chapter 2 Review (test Tuesday)
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27 Fri - We will finish section 2.8 and begin the chapter 2 review
26 Thu - Students will use the Angle Addition Postulate to solve problems and complete angle proofs.
- 2.8 Proving Angles Congruent (due Monday 9/30)
25 Wed - We will finish section 2.7
- 2:30 dismissal (teacher institute)
24 Tue - Students will use the Segment Addition Postulate to complete segment proofs.
- 2.7 Proving Segments Congruent (due Thursday 9/26)
23 Mon - We will finish examples of Algebraic Proofs and work on the 2.6 homework in class
- Collect 2.5 homework
- 2.6 Algebraic Proofs (due Tuesday 9/24)
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Create Your Own Geometry due Thursday 10/03
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20 Fri - We will use the familiar concept of solving equations to complete Algebraic proofs.
- 2.6 Algebraic Proofs (due Tuesday 9/24)
- 2:00 dismissal
19 Thu - Students will show segments are congruent and refocus on def midpoint and congruent segments.
- finish 2.5 (hmwk due Monday)
- work on Create Your Own Geometry - see example (due 9/30)
18 Wed - Students will learn the beginning postulates (accepted statements) for Geometry.
Also, they will be introduced to writing paragraph-style proofs (showing a statement is true).
- 2.5 Postulates and Paragraph Proofs (due Friday 9/20)
- 2:30 Class Games
17 Tue - Work on Create Your Own Geometry project, share rubric, discuss guidelines
16 Mon - Finish notes and examples for 2.4 Deductive Reasoning
- work on 2.4 homework (due Wednesday 9/18)
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Create Your Own Geometry tentatively due Monday 09/30
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13 Fri - Students will apply the Law of Syllogism and the Law of Detachment, if applicable, to arrive at a conclusion.
- 2.4 Deductive Reasoning - watch one of the YouTube videos for section 2.4 - (due Tuesday 9/17)
12 Thu - Students will finish 2.3 by making a truth table for a conditional statement.
They will use a variety of posted if-then statements to make two logical stories.
Work will begin on their own if-then stories. (Create Your Own Geometry)
11 Wed - Students will use conditional statements to form a story. There are branching statements which lead to a conclusion other than what is desired. These logical dead ends happen in everyday life, too.
- 2.3 Conditional Statements - watch the YouTube video for section 2.3 - (due Friday 9/13)
10 Tue - The objective is to complete truth tables and apply logic to a set of statements
Also, we will evaluate statements as true/false.
- 2.2 Logic (part 2 of 2) ... (due Wednesday 9/11)
9 Mon - Students will learn about Venn diagrams and statements as they are used in logical arguments.
- return Ch. 1 Test ... explain the grading process
- 2.2 Logic (part 1 of a 2-day lesson) ... (due Wednesday 9/11)
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6 Fri - Students will learn about conjectures and counterexamples.
We will also discuss educated guesses and inductive reasoning.
- 2.1 Inductive Reasoning and Conjecture (due Tuesday 9/10)
5 Thu - Chapter 1 Test - Tools of Geometry
4 Wed - Chapter 1 Review
3 Tue - Students will practice constructions (copy angle, bisect angle, perpendicular bisector)
- finish 1.4 and 1.5 homework
- work on 1.6 homework (due Wednesday 9/4)
2 Mon - Labor Day - no school
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30 Fri - Students will determine area and perimeter of plane figures such as circles, rectangles, and triangles.
- 1.6 Two-Dimensional Figures (due Wednesday 9/4)
29 Thu - At the end of the day students will learn the first basic constructions with compass and straightedge.
- copy segment, copy angle, perpendicular bisector, angle bisector
28 Wed - Students will learn and apply knowledge of special angle pairs: linear, vertical, supplementary,
complementary, adjacent, straight. This will build upon the angle concepts introduced in section 1.4.
- This is a 2:30 dismissal day...check the schedule.
- 1.5 Angle Relationships (due Tuesday 9/3)
27 Tue - Students will be able to name and classify angles as well as using proper notation.
They will be introduced to the Angle Addition Postulate.
- 1.4 Angle Measure (due Tuesday 9/3)
26 Mon - We will introduce angle concepts.
- work on 1.3 hmwk (due Tuesday 8/27)
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23 Fri - At the end of the day you will find the distance between two points and the midpoint between them.
- 1.3 Distance and Midpoints (due Tuesday 8/27)
22 Thu - At the end of the day you will understand how precise a measurement is when given to you.
In addition, you will give measurements of a particular precision.
The Segment Addition Postulate is introduced.
- 1.2 Linear Measure and Precision lesson (due Monday)
21 Wed - Student Growth - pretest
20 Tue - Student Growth - pretest
19 Mon - At the end of the day you will know how to navigate the GlassGeometry site and find a counting pattern.
- 1.1 continued - 1.1 hmwk due today
- counting problem with points and lines
- introduction to GlassGeometry Weebly website
- FlipGrid click on Enter FlipGrid code - top left corner (scoring rubric)
- the code format is glass3rdhour or glass6thhour .... depends on what hour you have Geometry
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16 Fri - At the end of the day you will know how to solve simple logic puzzles.
You will learn the terminology and notation for the building blocks of plane geometry.
- 1.1 Points, Lines and Planes - undefined terms of Geometry - 1.1 homework assignment (due Monday)
- Introductory nonograms - solve your puzzles (due Tuesday)
Materials List
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- a scientific calculator (what you used in Algebra, graphing calculator NOT needed)
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- looseleaf paper (preferably some graph and blank paper - avoid spiral notebooks)
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- 3-ring binder (no bigger than an inch and a half)
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- pencil or pen is fine, additional colored utensils (pencils, markers, highlighters) helpful
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- you may want your own compass and protractor and straightedge (makes life easier)
