What's Going On? December 18th through December 22nd

Unit 6: Polygons and Quadrilaterals

This week, we will finish up our sixth unit on Polygons and Quadrilaterals.  On Monday, students will spend the class period working on our summative review.  During Tuesday's class, we will go over questions and students will do a review activity to get ready for the summative.  We will hold a Class Kick session on Tuesday night from 8:00pm-9:00pm for students to ask any last-minute questions.  During Wednesday's class, students will complete the summative assessment.  If any student is leaving for winter break early, please be sure to take the summative BEFORE you leave!  Students are more than welcome to take the summative during class on Tuesday if they will not be in class on Wednesday.

During Thursday's class, students will receive the results of their summative assessment and we will do a short activity.

What's Going On? December 11th through December 15th

Quadrilateral Detectives in Training

We will begin the week by working on a project: "Quadrilateral Detectives in Training".  For this project, students will partner up to graph four different quadrilaterals on a coordinate plane.  Of course, there are some rules for how the figures can be drawn.  For example, the figure cannot contain more than one horizontal or vertical line.  The students need to think about the properties associated with each type of quadrilateral we have studied during the unit in order to plot the points correctly.

Once this is complete, students will switch their projects with another pair.  Students will use their "detective skills" to determine the type of quadrilateral that has been plotted.  Students will use properties of geometry and algebra in order to support their findings.

After the project concludes, we will spend some time reviewing for our unit 6 summative assessment.  Details on the date of the summative and our Class Kick session will be announced during class on Tuesday.

Looking Ahead: Semester Exams

For those of you who like to plan ahead, here is our exam schedule for January.  We will talk about what our exam will look like when we get closer to this time.

What's Going On? December 4th through December 8th

Note: I will be out of the classroom on Monday morning due to Yearbook Club Picture day and on Tuesday and Wednesday due to a conference.  I will still be available to answer questions via e-mail.

Hour of Code

December 4th through December 8th is Computer Science Education Week.  This week, students from all over the world will participate in an activity to learn a little bit more about computer science.  North will hold our own activity after school on Thursday from 3:10-4:10pm in room 300.  During this session, we will work with a Google add-on called "Story Speaker".  In this session, each student will have a chance to write a "Choose your adventure"-style story.  Once the story is written, with all of the different options, students can have Google present the story.  This program can be run via a Chrome browser and also with a Google Home device.

Unit 6: Polygons and Quadrilaterals

This week, students will participate in a little self-directed learning.  I have posted videos of our lessons and students will watch the videos while completing our notes template.  During class on Tuesday, students will complete a short formative so that we can check our current level of understanding.  I will return to class on Thursday for face-to-face instruction to help clear up any questions that may have come up during the first three days of class.  During this time, I would like to remind students that I will be available via e-mail.  Some students may find learning via video to be a difficult experience.  I encourage students to try their best and work together.  Eventually, students will need to complete an online class as part of the school district's graduation requirement.  So, this exercise gives students a taste of what that might look like.

What's Going On? November 27th through December 1st

Welcome Back!

I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving break and that we are ready to hit the ground running.

Unit 6: Polygons and Quadrilaterals

We have 3 weeks leading up to winter break and for the majority of the time, we will be tackling our sixth unit of the year.  We will spend this week talking about the interior and exterior angles of polygons and then we will switch our focus to different types of parallelograms.

Students should expect to see a formative assessment or two this week so we can make sure that everyone is on track.  This week will be a "JIT" week, so students are more than welcome to come in for some extra help any day this week from 7:00-7:30am.  I will be available from 7:00-8:00am on Wednesday and Thursday.

Interested in Computer Programming?

MSOE has invited students to a special event called "Computer Unknown" on December 8th and 9th.  This FREE event will include a coding competition, some info about MSOE, a Bucks game, Laser Tag, and pizza.  Check out the link for more info: http://www.msoe.edu/campus-life/event/computer-unknown-an-epic-event-in-computer-science/

What's Going On? November 20th and 21st

Thanksgiving Break This Week!

This is just a reminder that we will have Thanksgiving break this week, so we will only meet on Monday and Tuesday.  This means that we will run a Monday-style schedule both days, so be prepared to see all of your classes.  Over your break, I hope you find some time to rest and relax so you can come back refreshed and ready to work for three weeks before winter break.

Unit 5: Relationships in Triangles

Last week, we investigated relationships that exist in triangles.  We were able to construct our incenter, circumcenter, and orthocenter.  Students found the balance point of a triangle when we talked about finding the centroid. 

Before we leave for our break, students will wrap up our fifth unit of the year.  Monday we will spend some time reviewing and on Tuesday we will complete our summative.  Students can also join our ClassKick session on Monday night from 8:30-9:30pm to get some additional questions answered.  Please see me if you have any questions!

Can you crack the code?

I came across this puzzle earlier this week on Twitter.  Can you solve it?

What's Going On? November 13th through November 17th

Unit 5: Relationships in Triangles

This week, we will work on our fifth unit of the year and focus on relationships that exist within triangles.  For this unit, students will need to bring in a compass and ruler in order to perform some of our constructions.  Students will also need to download the app "Construction Tutor Lite" so that we can investigate how we can perform constructions using technology.

This is an extremely short unit.  Students should expect to see a summative assessment before Thanksgiving break.  If students take care of all of their responsibilities in the 7 school days leading up to Thanksgiving, they will have a Geometry-free holiday.

We will start the week by talking about angle bisectors.  After this, we will work with perpendicular bisectors and medians in triangles.  We will finish the week by exploring altitudes in triangles.  Students should expect to see a formative or two throughout the week so we can make sure that everyone is on the right track.

What's Going On? November 6th through November 10th

Wrapping Up Unit 4: Triangle Congruence

This week in Honors Geometry, we will be wrapping up our fourth unit.  On Monday, we will learn how to prove that parts of congruent triangles are congruent, using "CPCTC".  On Tuesday, we will make our figures a little more challenging and look at some overlapping triangles.  We will then apply our knowledge of proving triangle, and their parts, congruent to our overlapping figures.  During class on Wednesday, we will review for our summative assessment and complete the assessment on Thursday.  We will hold a "Class Kick" session as well, so stay tuned for our scheduled time!

If you need a little extra help, I am always available in the mornings!  Please ask questions!  I am here to help!