Geometry; 11/27

We went over a homework assignment today before working on a desmos activity.  This activity has a class code of 6BPYZ4, and can be accessed at www.student.desmos.com.



Assignment:  finish desmos activity

Geometry 10-12; 11/27

We went over the homework assignment today before working on an extra credit review for next week's test.  The review needed to be done in class, and will be given points for as much of it was completed in the class period.


Assignment:  none

Honors Algebra 2; 11/27

Today was spent working on a couple of practice test questions.  The students will get these back on Monday with feedback to help them prepare for the test next week. 


Assignment:   none

Geometry; 11/26

Today's lesson focused on introducing the last method of working with congruent triangles.  We explained the HL theorem and went over a couple of proofs involving it. 

Assignment:  Lesson 4-4;  page 178-181;   #3-8, 17, 24

                       Lesson 4-5;  page 185-187;  #2-8, 10, 11, 13-16, 20, 24

Geometry 10-12; 11/26

Today's lesson focused on how to write congruent triangle proofs and set them up in a two-column format.  We reminded the students of lessons that we had learned earlier when working with proofs through this process.  We worked through 3 examples together before getting started on their homework.

Assignment:  Section 4.3-4.5 WS + 3 proofs

Honors Algebra 2; 11/26

Today's lesson involved the topic of how to work with graphs involving imaginary numbers.  These root pairs create inflections on the polynomial graphs that are difficult to graph exactly without using a graphing calculator.  We went over how to estimate their location and to show on the graph how to indicate that they are there.


Assignment:  Graphing Polynomials WS  (3.5)

Geometry; 11/25

Our work today focused on how to write congruent triangle proofs that end in vocabulary words.  We went over 3 examples together before the students got started on their assignment.


Assignment:  CPCTC Proofs WS #2

Geometry 10-12; 11/25

Today's work involved continued practice with drawings and congruence statements.  We also introduced the idea of triangle proofs and how to write them.


Assignment:  Section 4.5 WS

Honors Algebra 2; 11/25

Today's lesson focused on how to deal with irrational roots in the graphing process.  We went over 2-3 examples together before the students got started on their graphing assignment.


Assignment:  Graphing Irrational and Rational Roots WS

Geometry; 11/22

Today's lesson involved working with triangle proofs that involve a corresponding part.  We went through 2-3 examples to show how the CPCTC step is used to end these proofs.  The students then got started on their assignment.


Assignment:  CPCTC proofs worksheet

Geometry 10-12; 11/22

Today's lesson involved introducing the last two types of triangle congruence methods:  HL theorem and AAS.  We went over 3-4 drawings together to determine the ways these two different ideas will show up.  The students then got started on their assignment.


Assignment:  section 4.4 assignment

Honors Algebra 2; 11/22

Today's lesson continued our work with polynomials and factoring.  We went over an example of how to work with polynomials in an application problem to check for the reasonable solution.  We also continued to practice factoring with rational roots to determine which ones are factors.


Assignment:  3.6 WS (day 13) #2-4, 7, 8;    page 178;  #33, 36, 37

Geometry; 11/21

The students took the chapter 4 quiz in class today.


Assignment:  none

Geometry 10-12; 11/21

The students took the chapter 4 quiz in class today.


Assignment:  none

Honors Algebra 2; 11/21

We continued to work on finding the roots of polynomials today.  The main focus of the lesson was to show another shortcut to solving for the needed roots and to show how the roots themselves can be used to write a polynomial.  We went through 3-4 examples together before the students got started on their assignment.


Assignment:  lesson 3-6;  page 176-177;  #8-12, 14, 15, 26, 27, 30, 32

Geometry; 11/20

Today we spent time reviewing for the quiz tomorrow.  We went through 4 sheets of partner review problems in which the students worked together to solve a variety of questions in a 5 minute time span.  The students then worked on their chapter 4 review WS towards the 2nd half of the period.

Assignment:  Chapter 4 Quiz review

Geometry 10-12; 11/20

We spent today reviewing for the quiz tomorrow.  We went through 2 proofs to analyze the drawings and use the vocab words to determine how triangles are congruent.  We also walked through 2 more calculation drawings together before the students got started on their assignment.


Assignment:  Chapter 4 Quiz Review

Honors Algebra 2; 11/20

Today's lesson focused on how to begin the process of finding roots for polynomials.  We went over how to test for roots using synthetic division, and how to determine if roots were rational, irrational, or imaginary.  The examples we went over showed how to use our factoring skills as well as relying on the quadratic formula when necessary.


Assignment:  lesson 3-6;  page 176-177;  #5-7, 20-23, 25

Geometry ; 11/19

Today's lesson focused on how to work with calculations and proofs involving isosceles and equilateral triangles.  We went through 2 proofs and a couple of calculation drawings together before getting started on the assignment.


Assignment:  Isos. Triangle Calculations WS

Geometry 10-12 ; 11/19

We continued to work with congruent triangle drawings today, focusing on how to identify missing parts and label them in drawings.  We also went over some naming of triangles review for the upcoming quiz on Thursday.


Assignment:  Congruent Triangles WS #2

Honors Algebra 2; 11/19

We began a discussion of the rational root theorem today and showed the students how to consider both the leading coefficient and the constant when determining which values to try as factors.  We went through 3-4 examples of polynomials we could factor completely from a hint, but then also showed how to generate a list of possible roots from the values of p and q.   The students then got started on their assignment.


Assignment:  Rational Root Theorem intro WS

Geometry; 11/18

We continued to demonstrate triangle proofs today, with an emphasis on isosceles triangles and equilateral triangles.  We went over the isosceles triangle theorem and its converse today, showing how it can be used in a variety of calculations.  The students then got started on their assignment.


Assignment:  2 triangle proofs WS +  lesson 4-2;  page 163-165;  #2, 3, 6-10, 15, 18-22, 29

Geometry 10-12; 11/18

We continued to work today with problems that identify different drawings of congruent triangles.  The ASA, SSS, and SAS methods are the ones that we continued to work on and get familiar with today.


Assignment:  Congruent Triangles WS #1

Honors Algebra 2; 11/18

The students took the unit 4 quiz in class today.

Assignment:  none

Geometry; 11/15

We continued working with triangle proofs today.  I went over one with the class together and then we did one together from their homework assignment.  The students then had the rest of the time to work on their triangles proofs assignment.


Assignment:  Triangle Proofs WS

Geometry 10-12; 11/15

Today's lesson focused on the beginning lesson of how to prove triangles congruent.  We went over the first 3 postulates that are used to prove triangles congruent:  ASA, SSS, and SAS.  These postulates are used to analyze drawings and to determine if two triangles can be proved congruent.  We went through several drawing examples together before getting started on the assignment.


Assignment:  Section 4.3 WS

Honors Algebra 2; 11/15

We went over a couple of homework questions today to start with.  The rest of the time the students were working on the review for the unit 4 quiz that will be on Monday.


Assignment:  Unit 4 Quiz Review;   answers will be posted on Canvas this weekend

Geometry; 11/14

Today's lesson continued to focus on how to write triangle proofs.  We went over 3 more proofs together before getting started on the homework assignment.


Assignment:  Topic 4-3;  page 171-173;  #2, 3, 6-12, 14, 18-20, 26, 27

                       Topic 4-1;   page 154-156;   #7-9, 15, 17, 18

Geometry 10-12; 11/14

Our lesson today focused on how to work with corresponding parts of congruent triangles.  We went over the symbols necessary in this task, and also how to evaluate different types of drawings to determine various types of calculations.  We worked on how to write congruence statements and how to deal with writing equations from these drawings.


Assignment:  Section 4.2 WS

Honors Algebra 2; 11/14

Today's lesson focused on how to use the remainder theorem and the factor theorem when working with polynomials.  Both of these theorems make use of synthetic division, and can quickly shorten the process of evaluating polynomials.  We also went over how to use these tools to determine if a value is a factor of a polynomial.


Assignment:  section 3.4;  page 159-160;  # 5, 6, 7, 10, 12, 13, 24-31

Geometry; 11/13

Today's lesson focused on working with the beginnings of triangle proofs.  We went over how to interpret drawings and identify 3 of the main postulates for proving triangles congruent.  These were SSS, ASA, and SAS.  The students observed 3 proofs before getting started on their assignment.


Assignment:  Congruent Triangles Postulates WS

Geometry 10-12; 11/13

We continued to work on classifying triangles today as well as learning more about calculating angles from different types of drawings.  We went over a triangle proof together, as well as taking a look at what an exterior angle is and how to calculate them.


Assignment:  Section 4.1B WS

Honors Algebra 2; 11/13

Today's lesson focused on how to work with synthetic division.  This common algorithm can greatly shorten the process of dividing a polynomial.  We went through 3-4 examples together before getting started on the assignment.

Assignment:  Synthetic Division worksheet

Geometry; 11/12

We started topic 4 today by taking a look at how to identify corresponding parts of congruent triangles.  We went over 4-5 examples of drawing recognition problems to see how the two congruent shapes are related and how they could be transformed from one spot into another. 


Assignment:  Triangle Congruence WS

Geometry 10-12; 11/12

Our lesson today focused on classifying different types of triangles by their sides and by their angles.  We also went through a few different triangle calculations as well.


Assignment:  Section 4.1A WS

Honors Algebra 2; 11/12

The lesson today focused on division with polynomials.  We went through how to divide a polynomial by a binomial, showing how it is quite similar to working with long division.  We went through 3-4 examples to illustrate this process before the students got to work on their assignment.

Assignment:  lesson 3-4;  page 159-160;  #4, 9. 14, 18;  Polynomial Division WS

Geometry; 11/8

We worked through a toothpick geometry activity today in our shortened periods. 


Assignment:  none

Geometry 10-12; 11/8

We worked through a toothpick geometry activity today in our shortened periods. 


Assignment:  none

Honors Algebra 2; 11/8

We went over a few more aspects of graphing polynomials today and how to identify various part of graphs in our short lesson today.


Assignment:  Poly WS #1 and #2

Geometry; 11/7

The students took the chapter 3 test in class today.


Assignment:  none

Geometry 10-12; 11/7

The students took the chapter 3 test in class today.


Assignment:  none

Honors Algebra 2; 11/7

Today's lesson focused on identifying the various parts of a graph of a polynomial.  We went over minimum, maximum, intervals, and a variety of other vocabulary words that will be useful as we continue to work towards graphing polynomials.


Assignment:  lesson 3-1;  pg# 136-137;  #2, 5-12, 14, 15, 18-23

Geometry; 11/6

Today was the review for the chapter 3 test that will take place tomorrow.  We went over several problems together before the students got started on their review assignment.


Assignment:  Chapter 3 Test Review

Geometry 10-12; 11/6

Today was the review for the chapter 3 test that will take place tomorrow.  We used the white boards to go over several problems together before the students got started on their review assignment.


Assignment:  Chapter 3 Test Review

Honors Algebra 2; 11/6

We continued our work with polynomials today by taking a look at Pascal's triangle and how it is used to expand binomials.  We went through 2-3 examples together and watched a short video covering both the historical and practical significance of this triangle.

Assignment:  lesson 3-3;  page 151-152;  #12-15, 52-60

Geometry; 11/5

Today's lesson involved the second aspect of symmetry that we will study:  rotational symmetry.  We went over how to determine the order of a rotation and the value of the angles that an object must rotation through in order to map onto itself.  We went through several pictures to display these concepts, as well as showing what point symmetry looks like.


Assignment:  Rotational Symmetry WS +  lesson 3-5;  page 139-141;  #2, 6-11, 16, 21, 22, 25

Geometry 10-12; 11/5

We continued our work with writing line equations that are parallel or perpendicular to a given equation.  The focus today was starting with equations that are in standard form.  After 3-4 examples together, the students got started on their assignment.


Assignment:  Section 3.5C worksheet

Honors Algebra 2; 11/5

Today's lesson focused on writing polynomials for application problems and also how to begin to use the polynomial identities to factor polynomials.  We went through 5-6 examples before the students got started on their assignment.


Assignment:  lesson 3-2;  page 145;  #27-28;    lesson 3-3;  page 151-153;  #7-11, 19, 27-51

Geometry; 11/4

We started our discussion of symmetry today by taking a look at line symmetry / reflectional symmetry.  We went through several pictures of objects that have line symmetry and we introduced the proper vocabulary words that are used to answer questions about line symmetry.


Assignment:  Line symmetry WS

Geometry 10-12; 11/4

The lesson today focused on how to write line equations that are either parallel or perpendicular to given equations.  We went through 3-4 examples together before getting started on the assignment.


Assignment:  Section 3.5B WS

Honors Algebra 2; 11/4

Today's lesson involved an introduction to polynomials.  We went over how to write polynomials in standard form (descending order).  We also talked about what the degree of a polynomial refers to.  We then worked through how to add, subtract, and multiply using polynomials. 


Assignment:  Operations with Polynomials WS

Geometry; 11/1

I was not in class today;  The students worked on a glide-reflection review assignment.


Assignment:  glide reflection worksheet

Geometry 10-12; 11/1

I was not in class today;  The students worked on a review assignment involving slopes, line equations, and parallel and perpendicular lines


Assignment:  Section 3.4 D WS

Honors Algebra 2; 11/1

I was not in class today;  The students worked on two online assignments.  One was a marbleslides activity on desmos and the other was a lesson quiz over section 1.3.


Assignment:  finish online activities