Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Geometry (Class 80)
Announcements
The next test will not be until May 23 due to STAR testing-- that test will cover a lot of material!
Lesson Title
California Standards Test (CST)- Part 2
Overview
Our warm-up today, Finding the Depth, will focus on using learned concepts and skills to find the amount of water in a pipe. During the rest of the period students will be taking the California Standards Test (CST)- Part 2 for Geometry.
Textbook Sections
Not Applicable
Vocabulary
center
inscribed angle
central angle
radius (pl: radii)
chord
diameter
sections of intersecting chords
extended chords
inscribe
cyclic quadrilateral
Key Attitudes
Math is about thinking creatively.
Key Ideas
Problems can be solved by turning it into a problem about triangles and then applying all we know about triangles.
Key Skills
I can break a problem down into triangles.
I can identify right triangles.
I can use right triangle trigonometry to solve for missing side lengths or missing angle measures of a triangle.
I can find an area by thinking about subtracting a piece from the whole.
I can use ratios to solve a problem.
Turn-In (#79)
No Homework!
Handouts
Finding the Depth
Assignment
No Homework (if done with warm-up)
Disclaimer- The assignment as stated in class is the official assignment. Every effort is made to keep this posting accurate, but you should refer to what was stated in class as the final word.
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