FELIX VARELA HIGH SCHOOL 2010-2011 SCHOOL YEAR



MIAMI KILLIAN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL 2019-2020 SCHOOL YEAR

Policies and Rules

Geometry MR. ZAYAS

Course Number: 120631001 Room 1211

Grade Level(s): 9,10,11 fzayas@

CLASSROOM RULES

1. Please be quiet when I’m teaching

2. Ask permission

3. Be respectful of your teacher and your classmates

EXPECTATIONS

1. Come prepared

2. Participate

3. Be responsible

BATHROOM POLICY

Only one student can use the bathroom at any given time. A trip to the bathroom should only take 5 minutes. Use the Bathroom Log to sign in and out.

❖ Special Note: Unless your parent is picking you up, or an administrator or a counselor needs to speak with you in person, there is absolutely no reason for you to leave my class.

GRADING POLICY

100 – 90 – A 89 – 80 – B 79 – 70 – C 69 – 60 – D 59 – 0 – F

Tests = 40% Quizzes = 30% Classwork = 20% Homework = 10%

MAKE-UP WORK POLICY

Any assignment you haven’t submitted by due date will be scored as a “0” if you are absent. YOU are responsible for making up any and all work you missed due to your absence (excused or not). You have one week to turn in a missing assignment.

ABSENT ON DAY OF QUIZ OR TEST POLICY

If you are absent on the day of a test/quiz it will be scored as a “0” in the Gradebook. You must make arrangements to make up the test/quiz.

ABSENCE PREVIOUS TO TEST OR QUIZ POLICY

If you are absent the day before a test or quiz but are in class the day of the exam, you will be allowed one class day to prepare.

Supply List

• Spiral notebook or three ring binder with paper or Composition book (bring every day)

• 2 or 3 pencils (bring every day)

• Different color highlighters and pens (bring every day)

• Graph Paper (bring every day)

• Scientific Calculator (keep at home)

• Protractor (keep at home)

• Compass (keep at home)

• 12 in ruler (keep at home)

A. COURSE DESCRIPTION

The fundamental purpose of the course in Geometry is to formalize and extend students' geometric experiences from the middle grades. Students explore more complex geometric situations and deepen their explanations of geometric relationships, moving towards formal mathematical arguments. Important differences exist between this Geometry course and the historical approach taken in Geometry classes. For example, transformations are emphasized early in this course. Close attention should be paid to the introductory content for the Geometry conceptual category found in the high school standards. The Standards for Mathematical Practice apply throughout each course and, together with the content standards, prescribe that students experience mathematics as a coherent, useful, and logical subject that makes use of their ability to make sense of problem situations.

B. METHOD OF INSTRUCTION

In this course we will engage in the learning of Geometry through lectures, discussions, videos, interactive assignments, hands on activities, group projects, individual assignments, and various assessments.

C. COURSE OBJECTIVES

The student will demonstrate knowledge of: 1. geometry and its applications in the real world 2. how to communicate geometric ideas in the language of the mathematician 3. the fundamental theorems of Euclidean geometry 4. both the procedural and the conceptual meaning of measurement B. Skills The student will demonstrate the following skills: 1. apply appropriate techniques, tools, and formulas to determine measurements 2. select and use units of appropriate size and type to measure angles, perimeter, surface area, and volume 3. analyze characteristics and properties of two- and three-dimensional geometric shapes and develop mathematical arguments about geometric relationships 4. apply transformations and use symmetry to analyze mathematical situations 5. use visualization, spatial reasoning, and geometric modeling to solve problems C. Dispositions The student will: 1. Gain a more profound understanding of measurement and of geometry 2. Experience mathematics as a constructivist interaction among students, the instructor, and the course content 3. Relate and integrate geometry into real life contexts as well as into other discipline

RESOURCES

➢ Textbook: HMH with accompanying HMH online account through your student portal

➢ Khan Academy

➢ Math Nation

Merriam Webster defines Geometry as: “a branch of mathematics that deals with the measurement, properties, and relationships of points, lines, angles, surfaces, and solids”.

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I am expecting great year for us all. We will be exploring new ideas in ways to make math understandable to everyone.

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