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GEOMETRY

Benchmarks Content Resources Assessment

COURSE DESCRIPTION:  This course acquaints the student with the basic geometric figures and their properties and leads to abstract reasoning using proofs.  Algebra is used to complement geometric principles.

PREREQUISITE:  One credit in Algebra I and departmental approval

TEXT:  Geometry.  1998, Burrill, Cummins, Kanold, Boyd, and Malloy

BENCHMARKS:  The students will be able to:

1.     Name and recognize symbolic expressions for geometric figures.

2.     Write and determine truth of conjunctions and disjunctions.

3.     Use theorems, postulates, properties, and definitions to write proofs.

4.     Use knowledge of geometric principles to make constructions.

5.     Solve geometric problems using algebra.

6.     Classify triangles based on side length and angle measures.

7.     Identify, name, and categorize polygons.

8.     Find angle measures and number of sides of a polygon.

9.     Identify necessary and sufficient conditions for special quadrilaterals.

10. Solve proportions.

11. Identify similar polygons.

12. Determine midpoint, slope, and equations of a line.

13. Graph equations of a line.

14. Solve for lengths and angle measures of a right triangle.

15. Solve word problems using trigonometric ratios.

16. Identify arcs, special segments, lines, and other points related to circles and spheres.

17. Find area of polygons and circles.

18. Find area and volume of basic three-dimensional figures.

 COURSE CONTENT:

 Unit                        Topic

 1                     Tools of Geometry

                        Segments and Angles

                        Congruence

                        Constructions

                        Conjunctions and Disjuctions

 

2                      Foundations of Geometry

                        Conditional Statements

                        Theorems and Postulates

                        Inductive and deductive Reasoning

                        Drawing Conclusions

                        Introduction to Proofs

 

3                     Angles and Lines

                        Angles of a Triangle

                        Vertical Angles and Angle Bisectors

                        Parallel Lines, Transversals, and Angles

                        Parallel Line Postulates and Theorems

 

4                     Congruent Triangles

                        Triangle Classification

                        Congruent Triangles

                        Corresponding Parts

                        Overlapping Triangles

                        Inequalities for Two Triangles

 

5                      Polygons

                        Properties of Polygons

                        Interior and Exterior Angles

                        Quadrilaterals and Parallelograms 

 

6                      Special Quadrilaterals

                        Rectangles, Rhombuses, and Squares

                        Trapezoids

 

7                      Similarity

                        Ratios and Proportions

                        Similar Polygons

 

8                      Right Triangles

                        Pythagorean Theorem

                        Special Right Triangles

                        Trigonometric Ratios

 

9                     Coordinate Geometry

                        Distance Formula

                        Slope of a Line

                        Midpoint Formula

                        Equations of a Line

10                    Circles

                        Arcs and Central Angles

                        Chords

                        Inscribed Angles

                        Angles Formed by Secants and Tangents

                        Equations of Circles

 11                   Area

                        Rectangles and Squares

                        Parallelograms

                        Triangles

                        Trapezoids

                        Regular Polygons

                        Circles

                        Arc Length and sector Area

 12                   Area, Surface Area, and Volume

                        Prisms and Cylinders

                        Pyramid and Cones

                        Spheres

 RESOURCES:

                              1.     Textbook

2.     Teacher-Prepared Materials

3.     Computers

 ASSESSMENTS:

                              1.     Tests

2.     Quizzes

3.     Projects

4.     Notebooks

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