Mr. Hansen, Mathematics, 2013-14



Geometry assignments

Week 12, Trimester A

Fri 11/22
1.) No School - end of Trimester 1.

Thu 11/21
1.) Exam for 5th hour.

Wed 11/20
1.) Hours 3 & 4 meet only.

Tue 11/19
1.) Exam for 1st and 2nd hour.
2.) Fifth hour has more time for question and answer.

Mon 11/18
1.) Students work on Trimester 1 Final Review Guide.
2.) First and Second Hour Take Exam Tuesday. Fifth hour takes exam on Thursday.

Week 11, Trimester A

Fri 11/15
1.) Students work on Trimester 1 Final Review Guide.
2.) ANSWER KEY to Final Review packet.

Thu 11/14
1.) Wrap up working with two-column proofs for this Trimester.
2.) Assignment: Proofs - End Game.

Wed 11/13
1.) Go over some additional examples of proofs with students.
2.) Students continue with assignment: Proofs on Proving Triangles Congruent (Part 2).
3.) Extra Credit: Proofs on Proving Triangles Congruent (Part 3)

Tue 11/12
1.) Students complete Proofs on Proving Triangles Congruent (Part 1).
2.) Assignment: Proofs on Proving Triangles Congruent (Part 2).

Mon 11/11
1.) Complete entirety of Notes and Examples using Notes - Section 4-4: Properties & Theorems for 2-Column Proofs with class.
2.) Assignment: Proofs on Proving Triangles Congruent (Part 1).

Week 10, Trimester A

Fri 11/08
1st & 2nd hours
1.) Teach students Triangle Congruence.
2.) Model with class, using this handout.
3.) Assignment: Kuta: Congruence in Triangles.

5th hour
1.) Students receive handout, Notes on Proving Triangles Congruent. Walk students through concept of congruent triangles, and revisit idea of vertical angle congruence and the reflexive property.
2.) On reverse side, define SSS, SAS, AAS, and ASA Postulates. Give examples of each.
3.) Assignment: Postulates Worksheet. Instructed to identify triangle pairs congruent by SSS, SAS, ASA, AAS, or HL where applicable. First page only.

Thu 11/07
1st & 2nd hours
1.) Review Chapter 5 ideas thus far.
2.) Chapter 5 Review / Quiz.
Completed #1-3 together as a class; assigned the rest!

5th hour
1.) Teach students Triangle Congruence.
2.) Model with class, using this handout.
3.) Assignment: Kuta: Congruence in Triangles.

Wed 11/06
1st & 2nd hours
1.) Complete 5-1 guided notes assignment. Students volunteer solutions to warm-up problems.
2.) Assignment: 5-1 Worksheet. Due tomorrow.



5th hour
1.) Review Chapter 5 ideas thus far.
2.) Chapter 5 Review / Quiz.
Completed #1-3 together as a class; assigned the rest!

Tue 11/05
1.) No School - Election Day.

Mon 11/04
1st & 2nd hours
1.) Begin Section 5-1: Midsegments of Triangles.
2.) Students discover midsegment using graph paper and calculating slope, midpoints, and length. We did three examples. Concluded that midsegment is half the length of it’s parallel buddy. 2.) On back of handout, students given 3 examples to practice calculation of midsegment. Further practice tomorrow.

5th hour
1.) Complete 5-1 guided notes assignment. Students volunteer solutions to warm-up problems.
2.) Assignment: 5-1 Worksheet. Due tomorrow.

Week 9, Trimester A

Fri 11/01
1st & 2nd hours
1.) Began section 5-5: Triangle Inequalities.
2.) Notes and Examples on angle/side relationships within triangles.
3.) Assignment: Section 5-5 Worksheet.

5th hour
1.) Begin Section 5-1: Midsegments of Triangles.
2.) Students discover "midsegment" using this handout to calculate length of midsegment based on using the midpoint and distance formulas. Compare midsegment with remaining (parallel) side of triangle.
3.) On back of handout, students given 3 examples to practice calculation of midsegment. Collected.

Thu 10/31
1st & 2nd hours
1.) Test on Chapter 3.
2.) Also administered the October W.A.C assignment.

5th hour
1.) Began section 5-5: Triangle Inequalities.
2.) Notes and Examples on angle/side relationships within triangles.
3.) Assignment: Section 5-5 Worksheet.

Wed 10/30
1st & 2nd hours
1.) Review Time! Assignment is Chapter 3 Final Review.
2.) Also administered the October R2.
3.) Test tomorrow on Chapter 3. Come prepared!

5th hour
1.) Test on Chapter 3.
2.) Also administered the October R2 and W.A.C assignments.

Tue 10/29
1st & 2nd hours
1.) Lecture, Notes and Examples on 3-5: Polygon Interior and Exterior Sums.
2.) Assignment: Section 3-5 Worksheet. Due tomorrow!
3.) Chapter 3 Test this Thursday!

5th hour
1.) Review Time! Assignment is Chapter 3 Final Review.
2.) Test tomorrow on Chapter 3. Come prepared!

Mon 10/28
1st & 2nd hours
1.) Reviewed concepts of Triangle interior and exterior sums.
2.) Section 3-4 Worksheet.

5th hour
1.) Reviewed ideas from last Thursday.
2.) Assignment: Section 3-5 Worksheet. Due tomorrow!
3.) Chapter 3 Test this Wednesday!

Week 8, Trimester A

Fri 10/25
1.) Mr. Hansen out today.
2.) Page 150 #1-27

Thu 10/24
1st & 2nd hours
1.) Using Notes and Examples on Section 3-4: Triangle Angle Sums, we went through classifications and exterior angles and sums.
2.) Finish entirety of assignment: Section 3-4 Worksheet .

5th hour
1.) Begin section 3-5: Interior and Exterior Polygon Sums.
2.) Using 3-5 Notes, students develop formula for Interior Angle Sum by examining relation ship between number of sides and number of triangles contained.
3.) Then extend polygon edges and explore exterior angles and angle sums.

Wed 10/23
1st & 2nd hours
1.) Begin Section 3-4.
2.) Lecture, Notes and Examples on Section 3-4: Triangle Angle Sums.
3.) Assignment: Section 3-4 Worksheet.

5th hour
1.) Went over some solutions to yesterday's assignment: Section 3-4 Worksheet.
2.) Played "Around the World" game with parallel lines and transversal properties.

Tue 10/22
1st & 2nd hours
1.) Finish up work on double parallel lines and transversals.
2.) Assignment: 3-2 Y'all Try assignment.

5th hour
1.) Begin Section 3-4.
2.) Lecture, Notes and Examples on Section 3-4: Triangle Angle Sums.
3.) Assignment: Section 3-4 Worksheet.

Mon 10/21
1st & 2nd hours
1.) Shortened time due to late start.
2.) Work on double parallel lines and transversals.

5th hour
1.) Review last week's material. Parallel Lines and Transversals Quick Check.
2.) Introduced Section 3-3 concepts and theorems.
3.) On backside of same hand-out, we look at Practice Worksheet 3-3.

Week 7, Trimester A

Fri 10/18
1st & 2nd hours
1.) Complete yesterday's assignment: 3-1 Worksheet (hito), by going back and solving the algebraic expressions.
2.) Addendum: Add on #19-28 - using the parallel/tranversal properties algebraically.

5th hour
1.) Recap yesterday's concepts from Section 3-1.
2.) Teach students converses of CA, AIA, SSIA, etc...
3.) Assignment: Section 3-1/3-2 Worksheet.

Thu 10/17
1st & 2nd hours
1.) Pull everything together with parallel line and transversal properties.
2.) Assignment: 3-1 Worksheet (hito). Students identify CA, AIA, AEA, SSEA, and SSIA properties.

5th hour
1.) Student Choice Day. Due to over half the class being on field trip.

Wed 10/16
1st & 2nd hours
1.) Watched a movie due to MEAP testing schedule.

5th hour
1.) Class does not meet due to half day.

Tue 10/15
1.) Review ideas from yesterday's Section 3-1 Notes Packet.
2.) Students practice applying the Theorems from section 3-1 with 3-1 Recap worksheet.
3.) 5th hour Assignment: Section 3-1 Extra Practice.

Mon 10/14
1.) Collected Take-Home Tests
2.) Begin Section 3-1: Parallel Lines and Transversals.
3.) Intro is to talk about Parallel lines as Mile Roads and Transversal as Gratiot Ave.
4.) Use this handout. In specific, worked on "What's My Measure (Warm Up)" and "Transversal of Parallel Lines (Independent Practice)."
5.) Students receive handout, Notes on Section 3-1. Work together as a class and complete tomorrow.

Week 6, Trimester A

Fri 10/11
1st & 2nd hours
1.) Went over yesterday's Detachment & Syllogism practice. Collected.
2.) Review Time: Chapter 2: Logic Review.
3.) Take-Home Test Assigned. Due Monday right away - no excuses. Counts as a TEST GRADE.

5th hour
1.) Test on Chapter TWO!

Thu 10/10
1st & 2nd hours
1.) Reviewed idea of Law of Syllogism and Detachment. Answered questions and cleared some confusion.
2.) Assignment: Law of Syllogism/Detachment Review. Due tomorrow.
3.) Tomorrow is review day & take-home test assigned. Due Monday!

5th hour
1.) Went over student-created Laws of Syllogism and Detachment from Wednesday. Collected.
2.) Review Time: Chapter 2: Logic Review.
3.) Test tomorrow!

Wed 10/09
1st & 2nd hours
1.) Reviewed idea of Law of Syllogism and Detachment.
2.) Completed all notes.
3.) Assignment: Tutor USA: Law of Detachment & Syllogism.

5th hour
1.) Went back over definitions of Law of Syllogism & Detachment.
2.) Assignment: Law of Syllogism/Detachment Review.
3.) Also, students have to create their own examples of Syllogism and Detachment. To be shared tomorrow.

Tue 10/08
1st & 2nd hours
1.) Reviewed idea of Biconditional Statements.
2.) Assignment: 2-2A / 2-2B worksheet.
3.) Sneak preview of Law of Syllogism and Detachment.

5th hour
1.) Briefly reviewed Biconditionals with student volunteers.
2.) Introduced concepts of Law of Syllogism & Detachment
3.) Notes/Examples on Section 2-3: Laws of Syllogism & Detachment.
4.) Short assignment on syllogism and detachment.

Mon 10/07
1st & 2nd hours
1.) Go through Friday's assignment: Conditionals Week in Review packet. Re-assigned due to poor completion.
2.) Continue on to section 2-2: Biconditional statements using "if and only if."
3.) Distributed Guided Notes on Section 2-2. Completed in class.

5th hour
1.) Collect Friday's assignment: Conditionals Week in Review packet.
2.) Continue on to section 2-2: Biconditional statements using "if and only if."
3.) Distributed Guided Notes on Section 2-2. Completed in class.
4.) Assignment: 2-2A / 2-2B worksheet.

Week 5, Trimester A

Fri 10/04
1.) Review and practice all skills from this week.
2.) Assignment: Conditionals Week in Review packet.

Thu 10/03
1st & 2nd hours
1.) Notes/Examples on Conditional Statements, Hypothesis, Conclusion, and Converse.
2.) Teach students Inverse and Contrapositive using this handout.

5th hour
1.) Continue Chapter 2: Logical Reasoning.
2.) Assignment on Conditional Statements, Converse, Inverse, and Contrapositive.
3.) Students work on creating Conditional where Converse, Inverse, and Contrapositive are all true. Do at end of period.

Wed 10/02
1st & 2nd hours
1.) Begin Chapter 2: Logical Reasoning.
2.) Notes/Examples on Conditional Statements, Hypothesis, Conclusion, and Converse.
3.) Assignment: Conditionals 2-1.

5th hour
1.) Begin Chapter 2: Logical Reasoning.
2.) Notes/Examples on Conditional Statements, Hypothesis, Conclusion, and Converse.
3.) Assignment is for students to create own conditional and converse.

Tue 10/01
1.) Test on Chapter 1.
2.) Also administered W.A.C. #1 constructed responses.

Mon 9/30
1.) Review Friday's assignment: Chapter 1 Review.
2.) Final Review for Test: Chapter 1 Extra Test Prep.
3.) Also administered September's R2 assignment.

Week 4, Trimester A

Fri 9/27
1.) Get ready for next Tuesday's Chapter 1 Test.
2.) Assignment: Chapter 1 Review.

Thu 9/26
2nd Hour - Proctored ACT Math simulation; 60 questions / 60 minutes.

Wed 9/25
1st Hour - Proctored ACT Math simulation; 60 questions / 60 minutes.
5th hour - Proctored NWEA Math testing for Freshmen in computer lab.
2nd hour did not meet.

Tue 9/24
1.) Practice with Adjacent, Complementary, Supplementary, and Vertical Angle pairs
2.) Assignment: Angle Pairs WS1 and WS2.
3.) 5th hour also completed compass and straightedge constructions of Perpendicular and Angle Bisectors.

Mon 9/23
1.) Notes/Examples on Adjacent, Complementary, Supplementary, and Vertical Angles.

Week 3, Trimester A

Fri 9/20
1.) Put finishing touches on yesterday's Section 1-6 worksheet (2nd page).
2.) Hour 5 Assignments only:
- Vertical and Supplemental Angle measurement investigation (with protractors).
- Angle Addition Postulate practice (2nd page).

Thu 9/19
1.) Completed Notes/Lecture on Measuring Angles.
2.) Assignment: Section 1-6 worksheet (2nd page).

Wed 9/18
1.) Took questions on yesterday's assignment. Collected.
2.) Quick Check to assess student understanding of Segment Addition Postulate and Midpoint.
3.) Begin Section 1-6: Angle Addition. Notes/Lecture on Measuring Angles. Only completed Angle definition. To be continued.

Tue 9/17
1.) Polished off 1-5 Worksheet and try to answer all questions.
2.) Homework assignment:
- Hours 1 & 2: Regular Segment Addition Worksheet.
- Hour 5: Advanced Segment Addition Worksheet.

Mon 9/16
1.) Begin Section 1-5: Measuring Segments. Notes, examples, and discussion.
2.) Complete front and back with students. To be continued tomorrow...

Week 2, Trimester A

Fri 9/13
1.) Ten question Quiz on Points, Lines, and Planes. Scores are in Power School. Will be returned Monday.
2.) When finished with Quiz, students finish up and complete assignments: Solving Equations 12, Solving Equations 13, and Solving Equations 15.

Thu 9/12
1.) Advise students of short quiz on Friday.
2.) Work on solving equations skills in light of the forthcoming Segment Addition and Angle Addition lessons.
3.) Assignments: Solving Equations 12, Solving Equations 13, Solving Equations 15, and Solving Equations 16.

Wed 9/11
1.) Check answers to yesterday's 1-4 Notes handout.
2.) Assignment: Section 1-4 Worksheet.

Tue 9/10
1.) Begin Section 1-4
2.) Notes on Section 1-4: Segments, Rays, Parallel Lines, and Planes. Complete definitions, discuss, and go through examples.
3.) Students complete examples on 2nd page of notes. To be continued tomorrow!

Mon 9/09
1.) Finish Notes from Thursday.
2.) Assignment: Section 1-3 Worksheet. Due tomorrow, but most finished in class.
3.) Supplemental assignment: Quick 5 MC, 1-3 Overview and 1-3 Fill-in Vocab.

Week 1, Trimester A

Fri 9/06
1.) Students take Geometry A pre-test. Multiple choice. Used as a benchmark to compare growth from beginning to final exam.

Thu 9/05
1.) Collect syllabus signature slips.
2.) Begin section 1-3. Notes on Section 1-3: Points, Lines, and Planes. Go through discussion, demo, and examples with students.
3.) Assignment: Complete the assigned questions on the second page of the notes (see above). To be continued Monday...

Wed 9/04
1.) Short discussion / debriefing on yesterday's video clip / questions on "economic justice."
2.) Students receive course syllabus. Needs to be signed and returned by Friday. Students receive grade for turning this in.
3.) Students receive Geometry Readiness Assignment. Complete in class. First solo and then check answers as a group. Went through the answers for students to see how they did!

Tue 9/03
1.) Welcome students back to RHS.
2.) Introduction, words of encouragement. Short video clip on Economic Justice.
3.) Short assignment - five questions to get students thinking. Collected.
4.) Tomorrow: Syllabus, procedures, etcetera!