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Unit 5, 6, and 7

Hello!

It has been a while since I have given updates about how class has been going, so here is a quick recap for what is going on this semester and things to come.

When we returned from break, we have been deep-diving into triangles. This started with Unit 5 - Congruent Triangles.
  • We spent the majority of this unit covering triangle congruence theorems and using them to prove two triangles are congruent.
  • We made a fun folding graphic organizer to keep track of all the different congruence theorems.
  • We finished our Unit 5 test on Thursday, January 23rd.
The week beginning January 27th, we began Unit 6 - Relationships Within Triangles.
  • This unit was vocabulary focused and heavy.
  • Students learned what perpendicular and angle bisectors of triangles are.
  • Students learned about medians, altitudes, and midsegments of triangles.
  • Students learned what the four main centers of triangles are and how to find them. 
  • Instead of taking a test for this unit, students are working on making a display of information for the various new terms learned this unit. Some examples of displays of information that students chose are posters, PowerPoint presentations, and digital displays on Canva. We will finish this small project by then end of this week (February 6th).
Soon after, starting Monday, February 10th, we will finally move passed our triangles units and begin Unit 7 - Quadrilaterals and Other Polygons. I love starting this unit by having students classify quadrilaterals in class, it reminds us of the fun times we had in math class in younger grades.
 
Along the way, we have been mixing in occasional SAT practice problems to begin preparing for the PSAT in April. The week we return from Spring Break (starting April 7th) will be a dedicated week for SAT practice before taking it the following week.

Unit 4

Last week, we began working on Unit 4. During this unit, students learn about transformations such as translations, reflections, rotations, and dilations of geometric figures. I intend to do a project instead of a test to finish this unit, details will come later! I hope to start these projects on November 20th.

Speaking of projects, students worked on a City Planning Project for the end of last unit. Those were completed in class the week prior to starting Unit 4. Once they are graded, ask to see them! They look great.

Unit 2

Students took their first test (Unit 1) on Thursday 8/29. This means we will start Unit 2 when we return from our long Labor Day Weekend.
 
In Unit 2, students will begin to explore Reasoning and Proofs:
  • 2.1 - Conditional Statements
  • 2.2 - Inductive and Deductive Reasoning
  • 2.3 - Postulates and Diagrams
  • 2.4 - Algebraic Reasoning
  • 2.5 - Proving Statements about Segments and Angles
  • 2.6 - Proving Geometric Relationships
My goal is to have our Unit 2 test on Thursday, 9/19, however this date will be flexible based on how fast we move through the unit.

**Edit: We will be taking our Unit 2 test on Wednesday 9/18 and Thursday 9/19.

Unit 1

Our first unit is called Basics of Geometry and contains the following lessons:
1.1 - Points, Lines, and Planes
1.2 - Measuring and Constructing Segments
1.3 - Using Midpoint and Distance Formulas
1.4 - Perimeter and Area in the Coordinate Plane
1.5 - Measuring and Constructing Angles
1.6 - Describing Pairs of Angles
 
My goal is to have our Unit 1 test on Thursday, August 29th.

Introduction

Hello!

It is about time I finally update you on class. I intend to make a post each time we start a new unit with a scope and sequence of what the lesson covers as well as the date I intend to have our Unit exam. The Unit exam date may change due to pacing in class.

For a complete list of assignments and grades, please visit your student's Infinite Campus (for grades, updated at least every Friday).

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