Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Math 6 (Class 124)
Lesson Title
Investigation 5: Side-Angle-Shape Connections
Overview
In today’s class students investigate the concepts of flipping and turning shapes. They are asked to determine the number of ways this can be done to fit a given triangle in a missing space. They work to connect the answer to previous ideas about polygons.
Textbook Sections
Problem 5.1 (Txt. p.52) Flipping and Turning Triangles
Vocabulary
tiling
regular polygon
polygon
pentagon
hexagon
octagon
angle ruler
precisely
vertex
Key Attitudes
Willingness to work as a group to help meet individual and group goals.
Enduring Understandings
Change is fundamental to understanding functions.
Mathematical relationships can be represented in 4 main ways: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic, Verbal (written and oral).
Essential Question
Why do we compare contrast and classify objects?
How do decomposing and recomposing shapes help us build our understand of mathematics?
Key Knowledge
Flipping means to turn a shape over.
Turning means to rotate a shape around a given point.
Key Skills
I can determine the number of ways a shape can be turned and or flipped in order to fit into a missing hole in a pattern.
Turn-In (#-1)
Will It Tile Worksheet
Handouts
No Handouts Posted
Assignment
Will It Tile? Worksheet- Back Side
Grid Sums 4
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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