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=**Geometry 2010**=


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Semester Exam Day 1

Past Spring Semester Exam Links for Practice

Period 7 WikiSpace
Announcement Our newly constructed Grading Guidelines as voted by class [received 23 of 54 votes] The Self-Evaluation/Teacher-Evaluation will be performed under the following premises:
 * Quizzes || Past Exams || Semester Exam || Self-Evaluation Teacher-Evaluation Discussion ||
 * 10% || 45% || 15% || 30% ||
 * Both you [student] and I [Mr. Coenen] will assess your performance/growth/progress under each of the following criteria:
 * Semester Projects
 * Personal Projects
 * Quadrilaterals Comparison
 * Triangle Inequality/Orthocenters
 * Personal Growth
 * From August to May, how much have you grown as a student
 * Learning more about yourself
 * Confidence in your own abilities
 * Preparedness for future
 * Websites
 * Personal
 * How much of an asset have you been for your class's site
 * Class
 * Competition
 * How does your class rate versus the other two periods
 * Study Habits
 * How well do you prepare yourself to be successful in a high-expectations class
 * Effective note-taking
 * Asking questions when needed
 * Using supplemental resources
 * Internet
 * Before/After school office hours
 * Tutors
 * TOM ~ Time On Math
 * Participation in class
 * Percentage of time in class that you are "on" and focused
 * Effort put into class discussions/explorations/activities
 * Knowledge Growth
 * How much did your conceptual understanding of mathematics as a whole develop
 * How did your problem-solving skills/confidence grow as a result of the activities we've done in this class

Tentatively, I am planning on scoring each of these out of 5 point comparison-slide model [I will explain this later].


 * __Go to the Discussion Tab above and let me know what you think. I need feedback.__**

4/30 Our goal today is to learn about the duality of solids > > > >
 * Fill in our Platonic Solids chart [vertices/edges/faces/# of faces @ each vertex/# of sides of each face]
 * Examples of Duality
 * Questions for the day:
 * Look at a soccer ball. Take the number of vertices, subtract the number of edges, add the number of faces. What do you get? This counting can be tricky, so think of a systematic method of accomplishing it.
 * **For each regular solid, imagine slicing off a vertex. What shape is the boundary of a cut? For example, slicing a vertex off a tetrahedron gives a triangular cut? What part of our Solids chart could help give us this answer without drawing? Why?**
 * Suppose we start with the edges of a cube [just the skeleton]. Now, on each square face, we glue four triangles together as shown at right. Sketch a drawing of this figure. Count the number of its vertices, edges, and faces.
 * **Suppose you have a cube with edges of length 1. Suppose you construct an octahedron inside it whose vertices are in the centers of the faces of the cube. How long are the edges of that octahedron?**
 * Write a short essay describing the most interesting or surprising discovery you made in exploring the material in this section. If any material seemed puzzling or even unbelievable, address that as well. Explain why out chose the topics you did. Finally, comment on the aesthetics of the mathematics in this section.

4/15 Our goal today is to introduce the concept of Inscribed Angles and formulate some understanding of the Big Picture relating these angles to their arcs
 * [|ExploreInscribedangle.pdf]
 * Practice Problems ~ p549-550 #6-10, 13-15, 17, 22-29, 31-34

4/9 Our goal is to come to some consensus as to how central angle measures [arc measures] and arc lengths are related to each other and be able to manipulate these values to solve problems
 * Continue working on [|10.2AnglesArcs.pdf]extension problems
 * Discuss the difference between //arc measure and arc length//
 * Apply our knowledge to these problems ~ [|10.2.pdf]
 * Work Day on Wiki Sites

4/8 Our goal is to understand the relationship between Central Angle Measures and their corresponding Arc Lengths
 * Big Ideas Problem Solving time ~ [|10.2AnglesArcs.pdf]
 * Discuss each Big Idea in class
 * Practice Problems
 * p.532 #1-12
 * p.534 #47-50

4/7 Work Day ~ Sites
 * Continue working on your site pages
 * Any questions should be directed to your class's editors:
 * 3rd ~ Zachary Stephens-Parrish
 * 6th ~ Sierra Larsen, Branden Ballinger, Kaitlynn Walter, Michael Nelson
 * 7th ~ Aaron Buboltz, Dean Wood, Alyssa Askeland
 * Goal should be to get framework for one page done in each group
 * Only thing left to do after today is some final editing touches

4/6 Earn a Work Day
 * Show understanding of Circle Terminology in 10-1 p.526-527 and earn Work Day
 * Review of Circles Terminology [|10.1129.pdf]
 * Start working on class sites
 * Must be a member of your class's site to edit:
 * Period 3
 * Period 6
 * Period 7
 * // Choose one benchmark //from your class's Scope and Sequence
 * Edit the Scope and Sequence by // adding your name/names into the benchmark you are responsible for //
 * Start working on the benchmark page that is informative and professional quality
 * Include links, images [only useful/relevant ones]
 * Use my good page as a model
 * Questions?
 * Ask editors or Mr. Coenen

4/5 Our goal is to understand the basic terminology related to circles
 * Notes taken in class [|10.Circles.Vocab.Drawing.pdf]that need to be filled out with basic definitions and visual representations
 * Practice Problems
 * p. 526-527
 * 21-31
 * 38-45
 * 52, 53
 * 61 ~ Great problem

4/2
 * Quiz
 * Create personal Wikispace username/password
 * firstinitiallastname
 * Join your Class wikispace
 * Period 3
 * Period 6
 * Period 7

4/1 Our goal is to finish up our Quadrilaterals Unit.
 * Turn in/Upload Quadrilaterals Concept Map by emailing me with attachment to atlantictrackandflightclub@gmail.com
 * ** Second Quadrilaterals Quiz Tomorrow covering **:
 * // Interior Angle Sum //
 * // Given Interior Angle Sum ~ Determine the polygon //
 * // Given an interior angle measure ~ Determine the number of sides //
 * // Exterior Angle Sum //
 * // Determine the measure of an interior and exterior angle given the number of sides of a regular polygon //
 * // Classifying Polygons //
 * // Naming by sides //
 * // Irregular/Regular //
 * // Convex/Concave //
 * // Sometimes/Always/Never True Statements //
 * // Given information ~ Determine what types of quadrilaterals are possible //
 * // What quadrilaterals are possible given that there are two pairs of parallel sides? //
 * Start Circles Monday

3/31 Our goal for today is to continue working on our Quadrilaterals Concept Map that will be due at the end of the day ~ Thursday ~ April 1.
 * Make sure we understand the rubric and what needs to be covered
 * I think ** we are doing a good job **with determining characteristics for each
 * I think ** we are getting about half **the similarities/connections that can be made
 * I think ** we are missing a lot **of the differences that separate the different types and make them unique
 * I'm ** not seeing many **Venn Diagrams utilizing subsets
 * I'm ** not seeing any **conjectures that can be proven
 * All rectangles are parallelograms
 * All parallelograms are rectangles
 * We should list every conjecture that can be proven ALWAYS TRUE or NEVER TRUE

3/30 Our goal for today is to continue working on our Quadrilaterals Concept Map. You might want to try:
 * Using INSPIRATION to create your Concept Map
 * Creating a PowerPoint to illustrate your similarities/differences instead of creating a Concept Map
 * Including a Venn Diagram that includes each type of quadrilateral
 * Looking over the rubric and how it will be scored ~ Will go in as a Quiz score

3/29 Our goal for today is to create a concept map of Quadrilaterals based on their similarities and differences. You will be responsible for understanding:
 * Quadrilaterals Slideshow ~ [|8Quadrilaterals.pdf]
 * Overview of Quadrilaterals
 * Basic Understanding of Quads Quiz
 * Make a concept map of quadrilaterals

3/26 Our goal for today is to tie up any loose ends in regards to the characteristics/angles of Polygons and to introduce our revamped website plans. You will be responsible for understanding:
 * Polygons Checkup ~ [|8.1Polygons.Angles.pdf]
 * Thoroughly investigating the WEBSITE PROJECT
 * Understanding the //Philosophy//
 * Understanding the //Purpose//
 * Understanding the //Expectations//
 * What we will be covering/researching
 * Understanding the difference between a //Good Page //and a //Poor Page//
 * Create a Wiki account and join your own class's site Period3 Period6 Period7
 * Everybody will use the same username setup for Mr. Coenen's sake:
 * FirstInitialLastName
 * Mr. Coenen's will be
 * rcoenen
 * Remember your own password
 * Join your class's site

3/25 Our goal for today is to understand the basic premises of polygons [other than triangles]. You will be responsible for understanding: You should also be able to complete this [|AnglesofPolygons102.pdf] with answers on second page
 * Interior Angle Sum and its relation to the number of its Polygonal diagonals [# of possible triangles created from one vertex]
 * Exterior Angle Sum
 * Regular vs. Irregular Polygons
 * Convex vs. Concave Polygons
 * Classifying Polygons by their # of sides
 * 1) Review the Vocab terms above by scanning the links ~ notes on your own
 * 2) Play with this Sketchpad Activity: [|PolygonAngles.gsp]
 * 3) Try this challenge board
 * 4) Add your ideas to as many Discussion Board posts possible
 * 5) Post your own stumper question for your classmates to think out