Mr. Hansen, Mathematics, 2013-14



Geometry assignments

Week 15, Trimester B

Fri 3/21
1.) No School - End of Trimester 2!

Thu 3/20
1.) Final Exam for 5th Hour.

Wed 3/19
1.) Final Exam for 3rd Hour.

Tue 3/18
1.) Final Exam for Hours 1 & 2.
2.) Short “mini-quiz” to review quadrilaterals for 5th hour.

Mon 3/17
1.) Short 10 question “trial run” to review triangles and proportions.
2.) Please study trial run and four-page review packet to prepare for final. Luck favors the prepared!

Week 14, Trimester B

Fri 3/14
1.) Take questions on any and all final exam questions.
2.) Short quiz to gauge progress this week.

Thu 3/13
1.) Continue review toward Final Exam.
2.) Focus on Vectors.
3.) Final Exam Review, Part 4.

Wed 3/12
1.) Lesson on Vectors, review of trig ratios.

Tue 3/11
1.) Continue review toward Final Exam.
2.) Focus on Quadrilateral proofs.
3.) Final Exam Review, Part 3.

Mon 3/10
1.) Continue review toward Final Exam.
2.) Focus on Quadrilaterals.
3.) Final Exam Review, Part 2.

Week 13, Trimester B

Fri 3/07
1.) Begin review toward Final Exam.
2.) Focus on Proportions and Right Triangles.
3.) Final Exam Review, Part 1.

Thu 3/06
1.) ACT Testing - hour 5 meets in the PM.
2.) Students who were in attendance had tests returned. Completed one more Quadrilaterals Proof to show students desired level of competence.

Wed 3/05
1.) ACT Testing - hours 1, 2, 3 meet in the PM.
2.) Students who were in attendance graphed a Kite and proved it!

Tue 3/04
1.) ACT Testing - class does not meet.

Mon 3/03
1.) Review ideas of proving Quadrilaterals in the coordinate plane.

Week 12, Trimester B

Fri 2/28
1.) Test on Quadrilaterals Unit.

Thu 2/27
1.) Chapter 6 Review Assignment: Chapter 6 Review worksheet.
2.) Chapter 6 Test tomorrow.

Wed 2/26
1.) Learn last section in Chapter 6: 6-5 Isosceles Trapezoids and Kites.
2.) Guided Notes on Section 6-5. Go through examples and answer all questions.
3.) Assignment: 6-5 Worksheet.
4.) Chapter 6 Test will be Friday.

Tue 2/25
1.) Go through solutions to assignment: 6-4 Worksheet.
2.) Assignment: Chapter 6 partial review. Covers all concepts thus far. Due tomorrow.

Mon 2/24
1.) Spot check Friday's 6-3 Worksheet. Answer all questions.
2.) Begin section 6-4: Special Parallelograms. Students receive 6-4 Guided Notes which explores properties of Rhombi and Rectangles. Complete with students and discuss thoroughly.
3.) Assignment: 6-4 Worksheet.

Week 11, Trimester B

Fri 2/21
1.) Spot check yesterday's 6-2 Worksheet.
2.) Begin section 6-3: Tests for Parallelograms. Students receive 6-3 Study Guide which outlines how to determine if a quadrilateral is indeed a paralellogram. Complete with students and discuss thoroughly.
3.) Assignment: 6-3 Worksheet. 4.) Assignment: Section 6-2 / 6-3 Addendum.

Thu 2/20
1.) Review Parallelogram properties from Tuesday's lesson.
2.) Assign 3 question warm-up to assess progress. Check solutions.
3.) Assignment: 6-2 Worksheet

Wed 2/19
1.) Begin section 6-2: Focus on Parallelograms. Students receive 6-2 Study Guide which outlines properties of parallelograms. Complete with students and discuss thoroughly.

Tue 2/18
1.) Mr. Hansen out sick today.
2.) Assignment: In Geometry Textbook, Page 308 #1-41.

Mon 2/17
1.) No School - Mid-Winter Recess.

Week 10, Trimester B

Fri 2/14
1.) No School - Mid-Winter Recess.

Thu 2/13
1.) Finish up Notes/Examples on Proving Quadrilaterals Quadrilaterals. Use this template.
2.) Quiz on Quadrilaterals.

Wed 2/12
1.) Finish up Quadrilateral pages from yesterday.
2.) Begin Proving Quadrilaterals. Will continue tomorrow.
3.) Quiz tomorrow on concepts this week.

Tue 2/11
1.) Using NSA Quadrilaterals packet complete Student Resource Sheet #6b/c and Student Resource Sheet #4a/b. Shared ideas.
2.) Also assigned Quadrilateral Properties HW.

Mon 2/10
1.) Begin NSA Quadrilaterals packet.
2.) Complete Student Resource Sheet #6a.

Week 9, Trimester B

Fri 2/07
1.) No school - due to cold temperatures.

Thu 2/06
1.) Half Day - class does not meet.

Wed 2/05
1.) Continuation from Tuesday…

Tue 2/04
1.) Begin Unit on Quadrilaterals.
2.) As an exploration, students graph a Parralelogram, Rhombus, Square, Rectangle, Kite, and Trapeziod. Using properties such as slope and length - using various techniques - we discover the shapes’ properties.
3.) Use this handout as reference.

Mon 2/03
1.) To get ready for quadrilaterals, we practice with coordinate graphing.
2.) Assignments: Graphing review 2014.

Week 8, Trimester B

Fri 1/31
1.) Test on Trigonometric Functions.

Thu 1/30
1.) Assignment: Trig Quiz practice. This reviews all trig ratio material thus far! Went thru all solutions. Quiz tomorrow.

Wed 1/29
1.) No School - due to excessively cold temperature / wind chill.

Tue 1/28
1.) No School - due to excessively cold temperature / wind chill.

Mon 1/27
1.) No School - due to excessively cold temperature / wind chill.

Week 7, Trimester B

Fri 1/24
1.) No School - due to excessively cold temperature / wind chill.

Thu 1/23
1.) Work on concepts using Trig packet.

Wed 1/22
1.) Work on concept of Vectors. [Add notes]

Tue 1/21
1.) Continue/Review concepts of Angle of Elevation & Depression.
2.) Assignment: Study Guide 8-5 / Extra Practice 8-5 worksheets. Use notes from previous lesson.

Mon 1/20
No School -Professional Development Day

Week 6, Trimester B

Fri 1/17
1.) Assignment: Trig ratio pre-quiz. This reviews all trig ratio material thus far! Due tomorrow.
2.) Begin final section, 8-5: Angles on Elevation and Depression.
3.) Notes/examples of section 8-5: Angles of elevation and depression. Students get used to using trig ratios (sin, cos, tan) to solve real-life application problems.

Thu 1/16
1.) Teach Inverse Trig Ratios. Stress importance of how this finds angles.
2.) Model examples with students using: Find the angles! worksheet.
3.) Assignment: Inverse Trigonometric Ratios Worksheet.

Wed 1/15
1.) Review Trig Ratios: Assignment is Check your memory worksheet.
. 2.) Complete Together: Two Trig Stories, practicing trigonometric ratios.

Tue 1/14
1.) Complete notes/examples on Trig Ratios.
2.) Lecture/Notes/Examples on using Trig Ratios to find sides of right triangles.
3.) Assignment: Solving Right Triangles Worksheet.

Mon 1/13
1.) Begin sections 8-3/8-4: Trigonometric ratios.
2.) Use our favorite character, Ha Poong, to complete math stories reviewing 45-45-90 and 30-60-90 triangles. Also point out the need for a more sophisticated method for finding sides based on ANY angle measure in a triangle.
3.) Investigation: bridging idea of 45-45-90 and 30-60-90 triangle side lengths to Trig ratios.

Week 5, Trimester B

Fri 1/10
1.) Review 45-45-90 "shortcuts" and examples in fine detail.
2.) Teach 30-60-90 Triangle shortcuts using yesterdays template (see below). Complete the 4 practice examples.
3.) Assignment: Geometry BBQ: 8-1/8-2.

Thu 1/09
1.) Begin Section 8-2: 45-45-90 and 30-60-90 Right Triangles.
2.) Students derive formulas to find missing lengths of 45-45-90 and 30-60-90 triangles, using this exploratory handout. (Here is a key to the 45-45-90 side and key to 30-60-90 side.)
3.) Begin 8-2: Special Right Triangles worksheet. Complete 45-45-90 examples. To be continued tomorrow.



Wed 1/08
No School. Snow day.

Tue 1/07
No School. Snow day.

Mon 1/06
No School. Snow day.

Week 4, Trimester B

Fri 12/20
1.) No assignment.
2.) Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Thu 12/19
1.) Review idea of Pythagorean Theorem.
2.) Assignment: Pythagorean Story Problems.

Wed 12/18
1.) Students receive Pythagorean Theorem Illustration. This is a visual explanation of this famous formula.
2.) Walk students through process of using the Pythagorean Theorem. Notes/Examples on Section 8-1.
3.) Assignment: Pythagorean Theorem Worksheet A & B.
4.) Assignment: Lesson 2: Pythagorean Theorem worksheets . These are word stories utilizing the Pythagorean Theorem. Students given a lot of time to work in class.

Tue 12/17
1.) Refresh idea of square roots from yesterday.
2.) Assignment: Radicals Worksheet 1
3.) Assignment: Simplifying Radicals Worksheet G.

Mon 12/16
1.) Notes/Examples/Lecture on Perfect Squares and Square Roots.
2.) Students given reference sheet on perfect square numbers.
3.) To be continued tomorrow...

Week 3, Trimester B

Fri 12/13
1.) Test on Chapter 7: Similar Figures.

Thu 12/12
1.) Time to review for Friday’s Test on Similarity. 2.) Complete Chapter 7 Similarity Review.

Wed 12/11
1.) Complete 7-4 Notes / Activity Guide.
2.) Assignment is to complete page 3, see attached above.
3.) 5th hour only: 7-4 Addendum Guide.

Tue 12/10
1.) Begin section 7-4: Similarity in Right Triangles.
2.) Work though 7-4 Notes / Activity Guide. Students are asked a lot of questions and discover the three similar right triangles.
3.) To be continued tomorrow…

Mon 12/09
1.) Review ideas of similarity via AA, SAS, and SSS ~.
2.) Last assignment: 7-3 Extra Worksheet.

Week 2, Trimester B

Fri 12/06
1.) Finish up 7-3 Notes from yesterday.
3.) Assignments: Section 7-3 Worksheet and Similar Triangles Worksheet. Due tomorrow.

Thu 12/05
1.) Begin Section 7-3: Proving Triangles Similar.
2.) Students receive Guided Notes 7-3 to learn AA, SSS, and SAS similarity. Worked on in class. Continue tomorrow…

Wed 12/04
1.) Review similarity concepts: Similar Polygons Boot Camp.
2.) 5th Hour only: Chapter 7 Mid-Review: Similarity.

Tue 12/03
1.) Take questions on yesterday's assignment. Collected.
2.) Assignment: Using Similar Polygon Worksheet (kuta).
3.) 5th Hour only: Similar Polygons Boot Camp.

Mon 12/02
1.) Begin Section 7-2: Similarity. Notes/Examples on Similar Polygons.
2.) Assignment: Similar Polygon Worksheet (kuta).

Week 1, Trimester B

Tue 11/26
1.) Administer Trimester 2 Geometry Pre-Test.

Mon 11/25
1.) Welcome to Trimester 2!
2.) Begin Section 7-1: Ratio & Proportion. Notes/Examples on Ratio & Proportion.
3.) Assignment: Section 7-1 Skills Practice.
4.) Assignment: Section 7-1 Ratio & Proportion Recap .