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From Another Dimension: Intro To Dimensional Analysis
Hold measurements to a different metric. Class members convert the measurements of a dog's tumor to explain the size to its owner. Using cards, learners match metric measurements with their English equivalents. They then read articles to...
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3...2...1...Puff!
Which will make it fly better? Individuals build paper rockets with fins that are launched using straws. After determining an average flight distance, they make adjustments, such as size and location of fins, and try again. A second...
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Cumbersome Cubes
Halving is not always so simple. Small groups build a cube and then determine how to construct a cube that is half the size. Groups create two cubes, one that is the correct size and another that would be an alternative solution. To...
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More Probability
Multiply the amount of probability using addition. Pupils use probabilities to make predictions in problems. They find shortcuts to find probabilities instead of listing the entire sample space. The learners then use the multiplication...
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Secants and Tangents
Put the vertex in, put the vertex out. Pupils explore theorems about the relationships of lengths of segments and angles of line segments that intersect inside or outside the circle. Learners use the theorems to solve problems involving...
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Intercepted Arcs
Intercept the class's learning on circles. Pupils learn the relationship between intercepted arcs and inscribed angles. The scholars use that information to find the relationship of angles in an inscribed quadrilateral and an angle...
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Chords and Arcs
Congruence breeds congruence. Pupils learn three more circle theorems dealing with congruent chords and arcs. Learners use the theorems to find the measures of chords and arcs in circles by applying previously learned concepts in the...
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Tangents to Circles
Touch a circle once. Individuals watch a video and learn two theorems related to tangents and circles. The pupils then apply the theorems to find missing angle measures and lengths in figures. At the end, they practice their skills on...
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Unit 9 Review: Area of Polygons
It's time to show what you know! Individuals first review finding the area of polygons using the formulas from parallelograms to regular polygons. They then brush up on finding the area and circumference of circles, as well as reviewing...
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Sectors and Segments
It's a piece of pizza! Pupils learn about a sector of a circle as a slice of the circle and determine how to find its area. Scholars continue to find out how to calculate the segment of a circle based on the sector's area. At the end,...
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Circles and Arc Lengths
Discuss all things round and round. Pupils review finding area and the circumference of circles and use them to solve problems. Next, they learn about central angles and their relationships to measures of arcs. Learners then find out how...
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Parallelograms and Triangles
Expand area problems to incorporate prior knowledge. Pupils begin by reviewing the formulas for finding the area of parallelograms and triangles. The scholars apply previous learning of trigonometric ratios and the Pythagorean Theorem to...
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Trig Ratios
Take ratios of sides to a new level. Pupils learn the definitions of the three basic trigonometric ratios in right triangles. Using the definitions, scholars find missing lengths in right triangles, based on a known angle. Individuals...
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Unit 7 Review: Right Triangles
It is all right to spend some time with a review. After watching a short review video covering the materials from the unit, pupils work through 23 review problems. Scholars work on problems involving the Pythagorean Theorem and its...
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Inverse Trig Ratios
Put trigonometric ratios into inverse. Scholars learn how to find an unknown angle in a right triangle by using inverse trigonometric ratios. The pupils understand how the inverses undo a trigonometric ratio to provide the angle measure....
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Pythagorean Theorem and Its Converse
Make sure it is all right in class. Pupils review the Pythagorean Theorem and find sides of right triangles, either by simplifying radicals or using calculators to find approximate lengths. Learners find out how to use the converse to...
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Unit 6 Review: Similar Figures
After a short review of the material from the Similar Figures Unit, pupils work through 18 problems to further practice the skills from the unit. Scholars apply those skills in the application problems at the end of the review.
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Side Splitter Theorem
Apply perspective to similarity. Individuals learn about the Side Splitter Theorem by looking at perspective drawings. Pupils use the theorem and its corollary to find missing lengths in figures. Next, they practice using the theorem and...
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Prove Triangles Similar
Show more than one way to prove similarity. Scholars learn three different methods to show two triangles are similar, Angle-Angle, Side-Side-Side, and Side-Angle-Side. Pupils practice applying these methods to determine whether two given...
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Similar Figures
Use some similar problems to find side lengths. Pupils learn the definition of similar figures and how it relates to corresponding angles and sides. Using the definition, individuals calculate the lengths of missing sides and practice...
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Unit 3 Review: Parallell and Perpendicular Lines
Learners watch a quick review on the Parallel and Perpendicular Lines unit. The pupils work through ten review problems ranging from identifying types of angles formed by parallel lines and transversals to writing equations of parallel...
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Equations of Lines in the Coordinate Plane
What, you mean there is algebra in a Geometry class? Pupils review graphing and writing the equations of lines in slope-intercept form. The instruction follows the "I do, we do, you do" framework of a lesson. The instructor first...
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Slopes of Parallel and Perpendicular Lines
Apply slopes and not slipping. Learners discover the relationship between slopes of parallel and perpendicular lines. Individuals use that information to find equations of lines through a given point that is either parallel or...
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Proving Lines Parallel
Show it can all be proved. Scholars learn the converses of the properties of parallel lines. Using the converses, pupils determine which lines are parallel based on angle measurements and practice using a flow proof to show that two...