I hope everyone enjoyed their extended weekend after we wrapped up the first semester. Now that you have had a little break, it's time to get back to work! Since we are starting a new semester, everyone will be starting with a blank slate for our new grading period. Since we have a short week, each day this week will be run as a "Monday-style" schedule.
Unit 7: Similarity
We will start out this unit talking about ratio and proportion. We will revisit how to set up and solve a proportion. This will lay an important foundation for our unit when we talk to talk about similar figures. In order to say that two figures are similar, we must be able to say that all of their corresponding angles are congruent and that all of their corresponding sides are proportional. Students will be able to use this knowledge to state whether or not two figures are similar. We will also talk about some shortcuts to show that two triangles are similar and then will expand on this knowledge to talk about the similarity that exists in right triangles.
To make sure that we are starting the semester on the right foot, students should expect to see a couple of formatives before the end of the week.
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