S+Haney,+Maxwell

**Office: Room 15** **Office Phone: (207) 778-xxxx** **Office Hours: Tuesday/Thursday 2pm-3pm** ** E-mail: maxwell.haney@maine.edu **
 * Teacher: Mr. Haney**

=Summary of Unit= We all know that shapes are everywhere. If you like working with different shapes such as triangles, squares, pentagons, hexagons, circles, parallelograms, trapezoids and diamonds. We will work with solving problems about shapes using only a little information about them. Did you know that with certain triangles, by only knowing one of the angles and one of the sides, you can find out how long the other two sides and other angle is? Carpenters and construction workers who build houses and make things we use everyday use some of the tools you will learn like the Pythagorean Theorem. We will also look into all different types of four sided shapes as well and learn how to solve for different equations. Students will preform a project where they take the roll of a lawyer and solve the cases for different crimes civilians have. We will incorporate technology into our classroom as well. We will use programs on the internet like Turtle Geometry and the Cob Web Plot to further understand the concepts in this class. Who knows, if you can handle it appropriately, you might even get to use your cell phone. So welcome new class to Mr. Haney's geometry class.

=Establish Goals= Maine Learning Results: Mathematics - C. Geometry Geometric Figures Grade 9 - Diploma Students justify statements about polygons and solve problems

= = =Students will understand that= •statements about polygons can be used to solve problems. •every shape has a different equation that can help solve problems. •using the appropriate formula(s) can be used to solve missing dimensions.

= = =Essential Questions= •How can statements help you solve problems about polygons? •Why does different shapes have different equations? •How can formulas be used to solve for missing dimensions?

= = =Students will know= •formulas: Pythagorean Theorem, distance formula, formulas for the shapes •terminology: Angle, side, base, hypotenuse, adjacent, opposite, circumference, area •shapes: triangle, square, pentagon, hexagon, circle, parallelogram, trapezoid, diamond

= = =Students will be able to= •explain: justify a statement to solve a problems. •interpret: make sense of the shape's equations. •apply: solve for missing dimensions. •perspective: analyze a statement. •empathy: relate the correct equation to the shape. •self-Knowledge: realize when to use certain formulas.

**Performance Task Overview** You are a lawyer and you have been assigned to five different cases. Each case has a different alibi. The goal is to use the information in each case to prove each of their story's do not match up and that all five of the criminals are guilty. All their story's deal with shapes and formulas about where they claim they were the day the crime was committed. So, your job is to fine the problem in each one of their story's in order to convince the jury that the five criminals are guilty. You will create a Websperation project in order to show the jury that the five criminals story's do not match up.

=Expectations=
 * Absent/Late Policy:** When a student is absent from class, I would like them to provide evidence about why they were absent. If there is a valid excuse, I will provide for the missing work and help the student get back up to speed. If the excuse is invalid, then it will be up to the student to make an effort to come see me when they ave free time to get caught up.
 * Assignment Expectations:** All assignments should be completed on time unless the student has a valid excuse. There will be different expectations based on thw weight of the assignment and the effort needed to put into that assignment.
 * Classroom Expectations:** My classroom will be as smooth as possible. Distractions will be dealt with immediately. Students will be expected to have a notebook and a pencil and take notes while the teacher is giving lectures so they have something to look back on when completing other assignments.
 * Plagiarism Policy:** Plagiarism will not be tolerated and if a student is caught, then he or she will receive a zero**.**

=Benchmarks (360 points)= •Turtle Geometry- This fun internet game allows you to explore shapes and logic by moving a programed turtle. You will have to incorporate information from class you learn about formulas like the distance formula in order to program your turtle. There are different levels and shapes that will challenge you. The more you know about your shapes the easier it will be to get the turtle from point A to B. When we are done we will print off our results and hand them in to be graded on effort. (20 points) •Cob Web Plot- In this learning tool, you can change variables and observe patterns from this graphing simulation. It will help you see how graphs work. Graphs can be so helpful when we have numbers that don't look like a picture but when you put it on a graph we can use it and have a visual picture of it. With this program, we can take the material we learn in class and apply technology to learn further into equations and what all the numbers and letters mean and represent. You will print off your reults and pass them in. (20 Points) •Webspiration- It would be hard to explain to a jury how a criminal is guilty because of some mathematics without a visual. Webspiration is an online tool that puts together a web. We're going to use it to make our statement to the jury easy to see and follow. Webspiration can easily show an idea and incorporate the math into the story. You can easily make side bubble and arrows to guide the viewer. You will create a story using some formula we learn and present this to our class. (the jury) (150 points) •Extra-Normal- Talking about the steps of how to analyze the statement can be boring. Extra-Normal is a program that can talk out in a fun cartoon, what ever you type in. You and a partner will creat a script that uses the steps in analyzing a statement in a creative way. (50 points) •Platonic Solids- This program will help the students discover shapes and the relationship between them. I will make up a sheet of questions that can be answered using Platonic Solids. In this hands on web activity, you can rotate shapes and see them from multiple angles. You will pass in your answer sheet and will get feedback and a grade. (20 Points) •Right-Triangle Solver- After we go over how to solve for right triangles, we will use this program to do some extra practice. Then you will have a quiz on the right triangles. This program will show you multiple triangles and different scenarios where you need to solve for the triangle. (20 points)

Test- I will give three test to recap knowledge and show understanding for the material. (100 points)

=Grading Scale= **A** (93 -100), **A-** (90 - 92), **B+** (87 - 89), **B** (83 - 86), **B-** (80 - 82), **C+**(77 - 79), **C** (73-76), **C-** (70 - 72), **D+**(67 - 69), **D** (63 - 66), **D-** (60 - 62), **F** (0 - 59).