Geometry assignment; 11/26

We took a quiz today parallelograms, parallel line properties, and midsegments today covering sections 5-1 to 5-3.  No assignment over the Thanksgiving holiday.


Assignment:  none, extra credit possibility passed out to students after quiz

Algebra 10-12 assignment; 11/26

We took a quiz today on exponent properties covering sections 5-1 to 5-4.  No assignment over the Thanksgiving holiday.


Assignment:  none, extra credit possibility passed out to students after quiz

Geometry assignment; 11/25

We continued to work with properties of parallel lines today, going over two more sample problems in class together.

The students then took part 1 of their chapter 5 quiz in class.

They got started on their assignment after the quiz.


Assignment:  Midsegments worksheet

Part 2 of the chapter 5 quiz will take place tomorrow.

Algebra 10-12 assignment; 11/25

We went over how to use exponents with scientific notation today for our lesson.  Conversions between standard and scientific notation were also discussed and demonstrated together to the class before the students got started on their assignments independently.


Assignment:  section 5-4;  page 219-220;  #1-36 all

Algebra 10-12 assignment; 11/24

We worked on the rest of section 5-3 today which deals with solving multi-step problems involving exponents.  We worked on clearing the parentheses first and then just adding or subtracting the exponents as needed.  The students then got started on their assignment during the 2nd half of the period.



Assignment:  section 5-3;  page 215-216;  #1-23 odd, 27-47 odd; #49-67 odd

Geometry assignment; 11/24

We got back a check quiz from last week today that we went over along with our homework to start the period.  We then covered section 5-3 in class today through some guided notes with several examples.  The main topics we worked on today involved how to work with parallel lines and the congruent segments they create on transversals, and the way to use midsegments of triangles.

The students got started on their assignment at the end of the period.

Our chapter 5 quiz is going to be split up over the next 2 days to adjust for the short period on Wednesday.  Section 5-1 to 5-2 will be our quiz tomorrow and then section 5-2 to 5-3 will be the remainder of the quiz on Wednesday.


Assignment:  Section 5-3;  page 173;  CE  #1-9 all;  page 180-181;  WE #1-5 all, 7-15 all

Geometry assignment; 11/21

We went over our homework and then did a couple of practice proofs together in preparation for the quiz.  After the notes together, the students then took a short parallelogram quiz before getting started on their assignment;  


Assignment:  section 5-2 worksheets

Algebra 10-12 assignment; 11/21

We went over our homework and entry task before having a short lesson on multiplying and dividing monomials.  We then took a quiz on the basic rules of exponents before getting started on the assignment.


Assignment:  section 5-3;  page 215;  #2-36 evens

Geometry assignment; 11/20

School cancelled today due to freezing rain and icy roads

Algebra 10-12 assignment; 11/20

School cancelled today due to freezing rain and icy roads

Geometry assignment; 11/19

We continued working with parallelograms today with some calculation problems and a couple of proofs.  We introduced an new property of parallelograms to go along with the others that we have already studied.  If a figures has a pair of sides that are both congruent and parallel, then that figure is a parallelogram.  The students got started on their assignment at the end of the period.


Tomorrow we will have a short quiz on parallelogram calculations similar to what the students have been doing in their homework.  Also included will be one triangle proof that uses properties of parallelograms to solve it.  This short quiz will be a quick check for understanding on the first part of the chapter.


Assignment:  Proving Parallelograms worksheet;  skip #26 and #27

Algebra 10-12 assignment; 11/19

We continued working with exponents today by combining several steps together to get a final answer.  The several problems we worked on all involved multiplying, dividing, and raising exponents to powers.  After practicing together, the students then got started on their assignments on their own.


Assignment:  Section 5-2;  page 212;  #41-57 all;  #59-68 all

Geometry assignment; 11/18

We continued our work with parallelograms today by pointing out how to do parallelogram proofs and some additional calculations with the properties of parallelograms.

The students also got back their Chapter 4 test today.  Retakes are available but must be done by next Tuesday, Nov. 25.

Assignment:  properties of parallelogram worksheet;  page 169;  #16

Algebra 10-12 assignment; 11/18

We continued our work with exponents today by demonstrating how to convert negative exponents into positive ones and also how to raise exponents to a power.  We raised both products to a power and quotients to a power with several different practice examples for the students to do.


Assignment:  Section 5-2;  page 212;  #1-40 all;    page 207;  #39-50 all

Geometry assignment; 11/17

We started on chapter 5 today which deals with quadrilaterals.  Today's topic was identifying the properties of parallelograms.  There are 4 main topics that we went over together in the notes with sample problems:  in all parallelograms, opposite sides are congruent, opposite angles are congruent, diagonals bisect each other, and consecutive angles are supplementary.  After going through the sample problems, the students then got started on their assignment.


Assignment:  section 5-1;  page 168;  CE  #3-8 all;  page 169-170;  WE  1-12 all,  19-21 all

Algebra 10-12 assignment; 11/17

The students got back their chapter 4 test today.  Those tests can be worked on and turned in as test corrections by Thursday for more points on the test if the students so choose.  We then started our lesson on exponents today.  The first topics in chapter 5 are knowing how to multiply and divide exponential numbers.  We went through several examples together before getting the students started on their homework assignment.

Assignment:  Section 5-1;  page 207-208;  #1-38 all,  96-104 all

Geometry assignment; 11/13 and 11/14

We took our chapter 4 test in class during these two half days.  The students could then work on an extra credit assignment after the test if they chose to do so.



Assignment:  congruent triangles extra credit worksheet

Algebra 10-12 assignment; 11/13 and 11/14

These are both half days so the students only attended half their classes each day.  We took our chapter 4 quiz in class today and then worked on a worksheet assignment once the quiz was done.  The assignment is on solving two-step inequalities.

The students will get the quiz back on Monday and then go over some more word problems together before getting ready for the Chapter 4 test on Tuesday.


Assignment:  two-step inequalities worksheet

Geometry assignment; 11/12

We wrapped up our discussion of section 4-7 today by going over the different types of bisectors that are found in triangles (angle bisector and perpendicular bisector) and how they can be identified in drawings.  The students then got to work on their review proof packet in preparation for the chapter 4 test.

Chapter 4 test is on Thursday, Nov. 13 for 3rd period and on Friday, Nov. 14 for 5th and 6th period.


Assignment:  Congruent Triangles Proof Packet

Algebra 10-12 assignment ; 11/12

We began working on the last section of chapter 4 today:  word problems involving inequalities.  We went over several examples of translating words to inequalities and then solving problems with the inequalities we wrote.  The students then got started on the homework assignment.


Assignment:  Section 4-5;  page 189-191;  #1-17 all;  31-37 all

Geometry assignment; 11/11

No school due to Veteran's Day

Algebra 10-12 assignment; 11/11

No school due to Veteran's Day

Geometry assignment; 11/10

We went over the chapter 4 quiz today in class before getting started on today's lesson.  We focused on two new vocabulary terms and drawings today:  medians and altitudes in triangles.  I went through several examples together with the students before giving them time to work on the assignment at the end of the period.

Wednesday will be a review day and then our Chapter 4 test will be on Thursday (3rd period) and Friday (5th and 6th period).

Assignment:  Section 4-7;  page 155;  CE  #1-9 all;  Key steps of proofs worksheet  #1-2

Algebra 10-12 assignment; 11/10

We continued our work with inequalities today by going over multi-step inequalities.  The students watched me do several for them before they got started on the assignment during the last half of the period.


Assignment:  Section 4-5;

page 184;  #1-33 odd

Geometry assignment; 11/7

We worked through section 4-6 today that involved taking a look at diagrams with more than one pair of congruent triangles.  These types of drawings involve some shortcuts as we just look at the key steps of the proof.  The main idea was that both pairs of triangles need to be proven congruent before the question can be fully answered.  We went through several examples together before the students spent the last portion of the period getting started on their assignment.


Assignment:  section 4-6;  page 148-149;  WE  #1-6 all

Mixed review exercises;  page 151;  #5-10 all

Algebra 10-12 assignment; 11/7

We continued working with inequalities today.  Our focus involved what to do with fractions and multiplication/division when solving inequalities.  We used many of the same skills that we have developed while working with equations.  The key difference is that if a value is multiplied or divided by a negative number, then the inequality is reversed.


Assignment:   Section 4-3;  page 182;  #1-15 all,  #20-38 even

page 178;  #23, 25, 27

Geometry assignment; 11/6

After going our homework, the students took the chapter 4 quiz today  (sections 4.1 to 4.5).  After the quiz, the students worked on a short assignment on congruent triangles.


Assignment:  Section 4-5 worksheet on congruent triangles

Algebra 10-12 assignment; 11/6

We started our next chapter today that deals with inequalities.  We went over several of the new symbols and graphs that we will be working with in this particular unit.  We then introduced the concept of how to solve for inequalities using addition and subtraction.  The students then got started on their homework assignment.

Assignment:  Sections 4-1 and 4-2;  page 173-174   #9-19 odd;  #26-31 all
                                                               page 178     #1-21 odd;  30-36 evens

Geometry assignment; 11/5

We continued working with the last two ways to prove triangles congruent :  AAS and H-L .  We went over a couple of sample drawings and proofs together as a class before the students got started on their homework assignment for more individual practice.

The Chapter 4 quiz over sections 4.1 to 4.5 is tomorrow.

Assignment:  section 4-5;  page 142;  CE  #1-9 all   +   Proof worksheet  #4, 6, 10, 11

Algebra 10-12 assignment; 11/5

After going over the entry task, we took the Chapter 3 test on equations today.  The students took the entire period for the test.  They worked on an extra credit assignment at the end of the test.


Assignment:  extra credit assignment  (optional)

Geometry assignment; 11/4

We continued on in our study of congruent triangles today by looking at the final two ways in which triangles can be proved congruent.  The AAS and Hypotenuse-Leg  (HL) methods were demonstrated today in several examples as a big group before the students got started working on some individual practice with the homework.


Assignment:  Congruent triangles worksheet and section 4-5;  page 143;  WE  #1, 3, 4

Algebra 10-12 assignment; 11/4

Today we spent some time reviewing the key concepts that students have struggled with during this units.  We went over clearing fractions in equation, collecting like terms, proportion problems set up, and integer problems.  After going through several examples together, the students then got started on their chapter 3 review assignment.  The chapter 3 test is tomorrow, Nov. 5



Assignment;  Chapter 3 wrap up problems

page 165-168

#18-21 all;  29-34 all;  37-40 all;  43-46 all;  54-56 all;  58-60 all

24 total review problems

Geometry assignment; 11/3

We continued our work with triangle proofs today by taking a look at parallel line proofs as well as proofs involving isosceles triangles.  After going over a few examples together, the students took their last proof check quiz before getting started on their assignment.


Assignment:  section 4-4;  page 137;  WE #1-10 all, 13, 14

Algebra 10-12 assignment; 11/3

We worked on the final section of Chapter 3 today:  word problems involving consecutive integers and 2 different quantities that need to be defined.  We did several examples together before getting started on the homework assignment as a class.  Our chapter 3 review will be tomorrow and then we will take the Chapter 3 test on Wednesday, Nov., 5



Assignment:  section 3-11;  page 160-162;  #1-11 all, #15-18 all, #43-50 all