Mrs. Bowman: March 2006

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March 31, 2006

BAG 3/31/06

Today we participated in Accelerated Math.

HW:
None
Have a great Spring Break!

Posted by Bowman at 11:04 AM

March 30, 2006

BAG Statistics 3/30/06

Today we took the Ch 4 Test.

Skills:
construct and read bar graphs
construct and read histograms
construct and read line plots
construct and interpret box and whisker plots
find the quartiles of a set of data
find the mean, median, mode and range of a set of data
construct and interpret scatterplots
construct and interpret stem and leaf plots
interpret circle graphs

HW;
p.378 (1-16)

Posted by Bowman at 11:03 AM

BAG Statistics 3/30/06

Today we took the Ch 4 Test.

HW;
p.378 (1-16)

Posted by Bowman at 11:03 AM

GEO 3/30/06 and 3/31/06 EOCT Review

We are reviewing for our End of Course Test today and tomorrow. We are using a practice test. Our EOCT will be on May 9th and 10th.

Posted by Bowman at 09:24 AM

March 29, 2006

BAG Statistics 3/29/06

Today we reviewed for the Ch 4 Test.

HW:
Review Sheet Ch 4
Test Thursday

Posted by Bowman at 10:59 AM

GEO Circles 3/29/06

Today we took our Ch 10 Test.

Skills:
- identify secant and tangent lines
- identify secant and tangent segments
- distinguish between 2 types of tangent circles
- recognize common internal and common external tangents
- identify the different types of arcs
- determine the measure of an arc
- recognize congruent arcs
- apply the relationships between congruent arcs, chords, and central angles
apply the relationship between congruent chords of a circle
identify the characteristics of circles
recognize chords and diameters of circles
recognize special relationships between radii and chords
determine the measure of central angles
determine the measure of inscribed and tangent-chord angles
determine the measures of chord-chord angles
determine the measures of secant-secant, secant-tangent, and tangent - tangent angles
recognize congruent inscribed and tangent-chord angles
determine the measure of an angle inscribed in a semicircle
apply the relationship between the measures of a tangent-tangent angle and its minor arc
recognize inscribed and circumscribed polygons
apply the relationship between opposite angles of an inscribed quadrilateral
identify the characteristics of an inscribed parallelogram
apply the power theorems
determine the circumference of a circle
determine the length of an arc

HW:
none

Posted by Bowman at 10:36 AM

March 28, 2006

BAG Statistics 3/28/06

Today we worked with circles.

Skills:
interpret circle graphs

HW:
ws Circle Graphs
Notebook due Wed
Test Thurs (Ch 4)

Posted by Bowman at 10:57 AM

GEO Circles 3/28/06

Today we finished reviewing for our Ch 10 test.

HW:
Review Worksheets
Ch 10 Test Wed
Project due Wed

Posted by Bowman at 10:35 AM

March 27, 2006

BAG Statistics 3/27/06

Today we worked with scatterplots and stem and leaf plots.

Skills:
construct and interpret scatterplots
construct and interpret stem and leaf plots

HW:
ws 14-2
ws 14-6

Posted by Bowman at 10:54 AM

GEO Circles 3/27/06

Today we reviewed for our Ch 10 Test.

HW:
p. 505 (1-8, 10, 12, 14,15, 17, 25)
Test Tuesday
Project due Tuesday

Posted by Bowman at 10:33 AM

March 24, 2006

BAG Statistics 3/24/06

Today we practiced mean, median, mode and range of a set of numbers.

Skills:
find the mean, median, mode and range of a set of numbers

HW:
p.161 (8-18, 24-26)

p. 607 (1-21 odd) Show all work.

Posted by Bowman at 10:43 AM

GEO Circles 3/24/06

Today we worked with the circumference and arc length of a circle. We learned this in a previous chapter, so this is actually review.

Skills:
determine the circumference of a circle
determine the length of an arc

HW:
p. 501 (1,2ab,3ab,4b,5,6,8,10,13,15)

Posted by Bowman at 10:29 AM

March 23, 2006

BAG Statistics 3/23/06

Today we learned about box and whisker plots and how to find the quartiles in them.

Skills:
construct and interpret box and whisker plots
find the quartiles of a set of data

HW:
p. 165 (9-13 odd)
ws 14-5
Test Ch 4 next Thursday (3/30/06)

Posted by Bowman at 10:51 AM

GEO Circles 3/23/06

Today we worked with the Power Theorems.

Skills:
apply the power theorems

HW:
p.495 (1-16)

Posted by Bowman at 10:26 AM

March 22, 2006

BAG Assignment Guide for Ch 4

Here is the assignment guide for Ch 4.

BAG Assignment Guide Chp 4.doc

Posted by Bowman at 12:25 PM

BAG Statistics 3/22/06

Today we worked with bar graphs, histograms, and line plots.

Skills:
construct and read bar graphs
construct and read histograms
construct and read line plots

HW:
p.145 (5-8)
p.154 (4-6)

Posted by Bowman at 10:38 AM

GEO Circles 3/22/06

Today we discussed inscribed and circumscribed polygons.

Skills:
recognize inscribed and circumscribed polygons
apply the relationship between opposite angles of an inscribed quadrilateral
identify the characteristics of an inscribed parallelogram

HW:
p.489 (1-9, 11, 12, 14, 15,17)
Circle Project - due Mar 28th

Posted by Bowman at 10:22 AM

March 21, 2006

BAG Probability 3/21/06

Today we took the Ch 12 Test.

Skills:
list outcomes by using a tree diagram
count outcomes by using the Counting Principle
find the number of permutations of objects
find the factorial of a number
find the number os combinations of objects
find the probability of a simple event
find the probability of independent and dependent events

HW:
p. 554 - 555 (1-16all)

Posted by Bowman at 02:14 PM

GEO Circles 3/21/06

Today we took our Quiz over 10.1 to 10.5.

HW:
p.434 (1-21)

Posted by Bowman at 10:03 AM

GEO Circles 3/21/06

Today we took our Quiz over 10.1 to 10.5.

HW:
p.434 (1-21)

Posted by Bowman at 10:03 AM

Student Forum Collection

Attached is a list of the donations Student Forum is collecting. They are collecting some inexpensive items that have been asked for by some of the troops in Iraq. You will be amazed by some of the things they are asking for - items we take for granted! Also, they are collecting Cat and Dog Food for the animal shelter. Please help if you can.

StudentForumiscollectingforsoldiersinIraq.doc

Posted by Bowman at 08:12 AM

March 20, 2006

BAG Probability 3/20/06

Today we finished reviewing Ch 12.

HW:
p. 639 lesson 12-1 (1-6)
lesson 12-2 (1-18)
lesson 12-3 (1-8)
lesson 12-5 (1-8)
p. 622 lesson 6-6 (1-6)
Test Tuesday!

Posted by Bowman at 02:11 PM

GEO Circles 3/20/06

Today we learned some theorems dealing with angles and arcs in a circle.

Skills:
recognize congruent inscribed and tangent-chord angles
determine the measure of an angle inscribed in a semicircle
apply the relationship between the measures of a tangent-tangent angle and its minor arc

HW:
p.481 (1-16)
Quiz 10.1 to 10.5 Tuesday

Posted by Bowman at 09:58 AM

March 17, 2006

BAG Accelerated Math 3/17/06

Today we worked with accelerated math.

HW:
none
HW from yesterday due Mon
Notebook due Mon
Ch 12 Test Tuesday

Posted by Bowman at 02:15 PM

GEO Circles 3/17/06

Today we reviewed for the CRCT

HW:
CRCT Review #4
Quiz 10.1 to 10.5 Tuesday

Posted by Bowman at 02:03 PM

GEO EOCT Practice

Here is a link to the Georgia Department of Education testing page which has 3 practice booklets for the EOCT. Go to the bottom of the page and find "Geometry Part A", "Geometry Part B", and "Geometry Part C". Georgia DOE Testing

We will be using the practice test in class.

Posted by Bowman at 01:59 PM

GEO EOCT Practice

We will be using the practice test in class.

Posted by Bowman at 01:59 PM

March 16, 2006

BAG Probability 3/16/06

Today we started reviewing over Ch 12.

HW:
wkbk Practice 12-5 (1-20)
p. 658 (1-8, 11-13)
Notebook due Mon
Test Tuesday

Posted by Bowman at 02:10 PM

GEO Circles 3/16/06

Today we continued working with angles related to circles.

Skills:
determine the measure of central angles
determine the measure of inscribed and tangent-chord angles
determine the measures of chord-chord angles
determine the measures of secant-secant, secant-tangent, and tangent - tangent angles

HW:
p. 475 (19-24, 30)
p. 525 (13-36)
Quiz Tuesday

Posted by Bowman at 02:02 PM

March 15, 2006

BAG Probability 3/15/06

Today we learned how to find the probability of compound events.

Skills:
find the probability of independent and dependent events

HW:
p. 537 (10-23)
Test Tuesday

Posted by Bowman at 02:07 PM

GEO Circles 3/15/06

Today we learned about the angles related to circles.

HW:
p. 473 (1-10, 12-17)

Posted by Bowman at 01:58 PM

March 14, 2006

BAG 3/14/06

Pi Day! Today we worked with circles.

HW:
CRCT Review #4

Posted by Bowman at 02:07 PM

GEO 3/14/06

Pi Day! Today we did activities with circles.

HW:
CRCT Review #3

Posted by Bowman at 01:57 PM

March 13, 2006

BAG Probability 3/13/06

Today we worked with simple probability.

Skills:
find the probability of a simple event

HW:
p.255 (11-28 all)
Pi Day Tuesday

Posted by Bowman at 02:04 PM

GEO Circles 3/13/06

Today we continued to work with secants and tangents.

Skills:

- identify secant and tangent lines
- identify secant and tangent segments
- distinguish between 2 types of tangent circles
- recognize common internal and common external tangents

HW:
p. 464 - 466
(6,10 - 12, 14, 16, 17, 19)
Pi day Tuesday (bring a drink for yourself, and a circular snack to share)

Posted by Bowman at 01:55 PM

March 10, 2006

BAG Probability 3/10/06

Today we worked on another CRCT review.

HW:
CRCT "Review After Ch 11" due Monday
Pi day Tuesday (bring a drink for yourself, and a circular snack to share)

Posted by Bowman at 01:44 PM

GEO - Circles 3/10/06

Today we learned about secant and tangent segments.

Skills:
- identify secant and tangent lines
- identify secant and tangent segments
- distinguish between 2 types of tangent circles
- recognize common internal and common external tangents

HW:
p. 463 (1-3, 5,7,13)
Pi day Tuesday (bring a drink and a circular food to share)

Posted by Bowman at 01:09 PM

March 09, 2006

BAG Probability 3/9/06

Today we learned how to find the permutation and combination of a group. We also discussed factorials.

Skills:

find the number of permutations of objects
find the factorial of a number
find the number os combinations of objects

HW:
p. 523 (10 - 21 all)
p. 526 (12-19 all)
Pi day Tuesday

Posted by Bowman at 01:41 PM

GEO 3/9/06

Today we discussed the arcs of a circle.

Skills:

- identify the different types of arcs
- determine the measure of an arc
- recognize congruent arcs
- apply the relationships between congruent arcs, chords, and central angles

HW:
p. 454 (1-6, 9-13, 17-19)

Posted by Bowman at 01:10 PM

March 08, 2006

BAG Probability 3/8/06

Today we learned how to use the tree diagram and counting principle to find the number of outcomes in a situation.

Skills:

list outcomes by using a tree diagram
count outcomes by using the Counting Principle

HW:
p.520 (7-18)

Posted by Bowman at 01:39 PM

GEO Circles 3/8/06

Today we discussed the basics of circles.

Skills:
apply the relationship between congruent chords of a circle
identify the characteristics of circles
recognize chords and diameters of circles
recognize special relationships between radii and chords

HW:
p. 443 (5,6,11,12,14,17)
p. 447 (2,3,6a,11-13)

Posted by Bowman at 01:14 PM

March 07, 2006

GEO Pythagorean Theorem 3/7/06

Today we took the Ch 9 Test.

Skills:
simplify radical expressions
solve quadratic equations
solve problems using circles
identify the relationships between the parts of a right triangle when an altitude is drawn to the hypotenuse
use the pythagorean theorem and its converse
use the distance formula to compute lengths of segments in the coordinate plane
recognize groups of whole numbers known as Pythagorean triples
apply the Principle of the Reduced Triangle
identify the ratio of side lengths in a 30-60-90 triangle
identify the ratio of side lengths in a 45-45-90 triangle
apply the pythagorean theorem to solid figures
understand three basic trigonometric relationships
use trigonometric ratios to solve right triangles

HW:
none

Georgia Standards:
GEO 3.7 Geometric Terms: State /Apply
GEO 4.5 Theorems: Apply/State
GEO 4.3 Reasoning: Inductive/Deductive
GEO 4.1 Reasoning: Apply/Informal/Informal
GEO 7.2 Reasoning: Recognize
GEO 7.3 Geometric Relationships: Problems
GEO 2.8 Formulas
GEO 4.7 Right Triangles: Identify
GEO 4.12 Pythagorean Theorem: State/Apply
GEO 4.13 Right Triangles: Recognize
GEO 4.14 Problem Solving: Trigonometry
GEO 4.24 Right Triangles:Use/Properties
GEO 3.4 Circles:Identify/Define
GEO 4.26 Circumference: Recognize/Circle
GEO 4.25 Right Triangles: Identify/Evaluate

Posted by Bowman at 01:22 PM

BAG Area and Volume 3/7/06

Today we took the Ch 11 Test.

Skills:
find the perimeters and areas of rectangles, squares and parallelograms
find the area of triangles and trapezoids
find the circumference of a circle
find the area of a circle
identify three dimensional figures
identify the vertices, edges and faces of each solid
find the volumes of prisms and cylinders
find the volume of pyramids and cones
find the surface area of prisms
find the surface area of cylinders

HW:
none

Georgia Standards:
MBAG 7.1 Formulas: Apply
MBAG 8.1 Classify: 2D and 3D by Properties
MBAG 9.3 Problem Solving: Geometric Properties
MBAG 9.7 Area: Linear Relations
MBAG 13.2 Mathematical Concepts: Explain

Posted by Bowman at 11:21 AM

March 06, 2006

GEO Pythagorean Theorem 3/6/06

Today we finished reviewing for the Ch 9 Test.

HW:
p.430 (15-30)
Test Tuesday

Posted by Bowman at 01:21 PM

BAG Area and Volume 3/6/06

Today we reviewed for the Ch 11 test.

HW:
p.509(11-12, 16-27)
Test ch 11 Tuesday (bring formula sheet and calculator)

Posted by Bowman at 11:19 AM

March 03, 2006

GEO Pythagorean Theorem 3/3/06

Today we started reviewing for the Ch 9 Test.

HW:
p.429 (1-14)
Test Tuesday

Posted by Bowman at 01:20 PM

BAG Area and Volume 3/3/06

Today we began to review Ch 11 Test.

HW:
p.636 Lesson 11-1 (1-11 odd,13 & 14)
p.637 Lesson 11-3 (1-8)
p.638 Lesson 11-4 (1-8)

Lesson 11-5 (1-8)
Lesson 11-6 (1-8)

Test Ch 11 Tuesday

Posted by Bowman at 11:13 AM

March 02, 2006

GEO Pythagorean Theorem 3/2/06

Today we continued using trig ratios.

Skills:
use trigonometric ratios to solve right triangles.

HW:
ws 7.3 A
Test Ch 9 Tuesday Mar 2nd

Posted by Bowman at 01:17 PM

BAG Area and Volume 3/2/06

Today we reviewed and practiced volume and surface area.

Skills:

find the volumes of prisms and cylinders
find the volume of pyramids and cones
find the surface area of prisms
find the surface area of cylinders

HW:
ws "Volume and Surface Area"
Test Tuesday Ch 11 (you may use your formula sheet and calculator)

Posted by Bowman at 11:10 AM

March 01, 2006

GEO Pythagorean Theorem 3/1/06

Today we used trig ratios to solve right triangles.

Skills:
use trigonometric ratios to solve right triangles

HW:
p.425 (3-12)

Posted by Bowman at 01:15 PM

BAG Area and Volume 3/1/06

Today we worked on finding the surface area of a cylinder.

Skills:
find the surface area of a cylinder

HW:
p.502 (8-13) Completed in class
wkbk Practice 11-6 (1-11)
Test Tuesday Mar 7th (Make sure your formula sheet is up to date.)

Posted by Bowman at 11:07 AM