GEOMETRY SYLLABUS 2011/2012

UNIT ONE: EXPLORING GEOMETRY

Lesson

Assignment

Number

Assignment
1.1 Intro to Geometry/basic geometric objects    
     
1.1 Intro to geometry/basic geometric objects    
1.1 Intro to geometry/basic objects    
     
     
1.2 Length and Distance    
1.2 Length and Distance    
1.3 Angles    
     
1.3 Angles; Complementary and Supplementary; Linear Pair    
1.6 Transformations    
1.6/1/7Coopertative groups/coordinate transformations    
 
 
Test 1-1
 

CONSTRUCTIONS AND CONJECTURES

1.4/1.5 Conjectures and Paper folding    
1.4/1.5 Conjectures paper folding    
1.4/1.5 Conjectures and explanations    
1.4/1.5 Conjectures and computer work    
1.4/1.5 Conjectures and computer work    
Quest on conjectures and explanations

 

 

UNIT 2: LOGICAL REASONING

AND PROOF

2.1 Introduction to proof    
     
2.2 Intro to Logic, Conditionals, Converses, Syllogisms    
2.2 Intro to Logic, Conditionals, Converses, Syllogisms    
     
2.3 Defining definitions    
     
2.4 Algebra Properties/ Creating Proofs    
2.4 Algebra Properties/ Creating Proofs    
     
2.4 Algebra Properties/ Creating Proofs    
2.4 Algebra Properties/ Creating Proofs    
     
2.5 Conjectures/Proofs; Vertical Angle Theorem    
 
 
Test 1-2
 

UNIT THREE: PARALLEL LINES AND POLYGONS

3.3 Parallel lines and transversals    
3.3 Parallel lines and transversals    
3.4 Proving that Lines are Parallel    
3.4 Proving that Lines are Parallel    
3.5 Triagle sum Theorem    
3.6 Interior and Exterior angles of Polygons    
3.7 Midsegments of Triangles and Trapezoids    
Test 1-3
 

UNIT 4: CONGRUENT TRIANGLE PROOFS

4.1 Congruent Polygons; Definition of Congruent Polygons    
4.1 Congruent Polygons; Road Kill Triangles; SSS, SAS,ASA patterns    
4.2-4.4 Congruent Triangle Proofs    
4.2-4.4 Congruent Triangle Proofs    
     
4.2-4.4 HL, AAS    
4.2-4.4 HL, AAS    
4.2-4.4 Isosceles Triangle Theorem and overlapping triangles    
     
Test 2-1  

 

UNIT 5: CONSTRUCTING PROOFS AND WRITING PROOF BOOKLETS

     
4.5/4.6 Writing Proof Booklets    
4.5/4.6 Writing Proof Booklets    
4.5/4.6 Writing Proof Booklets    
4.7 Constructing Proofs    
4.7 Constructing Proofs    
4.7 Constructing Proofs    
     
Test 2-2    
 
 

UNIT 6: AREA RELATIONSHIPS

5.1 Area Basic Concepts    
5.2 Area Relationships among parallelograms, triangles, and trapezoids    
5.2 Area Relationships among parallelograms, triangles, and trapezoids    
5.2 Area Measurement    
     
5.3 Circumference and Area of Circles    
5.4 Pythagorean Thm, Alg review: simplifying square roots    
5.4 Converse Pythagorean Thm    
5.5 Special Right Triangles    
5.5 Area of Regular Polygons    
Test 2-2    

UNIT 7: REVIEWING AND EXTENDING COORDINATE GEOMETRY

3.8 and 5.6 Distance, Midpoint and Slope formulas    
5.7 Coordinate Geometry Proofs    
Review: equations of lines    
Review: equations of lines    
5.7 Coordinate Geometry Proofs    
6.4 Coordinates in 3 dimensions    
6.4 Coordinates in 3 dimensions    
6.5 Equations of planes in space    
Test 2-4
 

 

MINI-UNIT: 2 AND 3 DIMENSIONAL REPRESENTATIONS

6.2/6.3 Building Polyhedra with zometools
 
6.2/6.3Building and sketching Prisms with zometools    
6.1 Isometric Drawing    
6.1 Orthographic Projections    
6.6 One and Two Point Perspective    
picnic table project
 

UNIT 8: SURFACE AREA AND VOLUME

 
 
7.1 Surface Area and Volume Basics/ Ratio of Surface Area to Volume.    
7.2 Surface Area and Volume of Prisms    
7.3 Surface Area and Volume of Pyramids    
Picnic Table Work Day    
7.6 Surface Area and Volume of Spheres    
7.4/7.5 Surface Area and Volume of Cylinders and Cones    
     
Test 3-1
 

 

UNIT 9: SIMILARITY

8.1 Dilations and Scale Factors    
8.2 Similar Polygons    
8.2 Similar Polygons    
8.2 Properties of Proportions    
8.3 Similar Triangles    
8.3 Similar Triangles (Quiz day)    
8.4 Side Splitting Theorem    
8.6 Ratios of Areas and Volumes    
Test 3-2
 

UNIT 10: TRIGONOMETRY AND CIRCLES

PICNIC TABLE PROJECT    
10.1/10.2 Introduction to trigonometry    
10.1/10.2 SOHCAHTOA; trig applications    
9.1 Introduction to circles    
9.2: Tangents to circles    
9.3 Inscribed angles and arcs    
9.6 Circles in coordinate geometry    
 
 
Test 3-3
 

ODDS AND ENDS AT THE END/MORE ON PROOF

9.4 Changles, Sangles, Stangles and Tangles    
9.5 Segments in Circles; Similar Triangle Proofs