Come for:
- The probability of shapes.
Stay for:
- Problems that frustrated the students and, consequently, their teacher.
- An abysmal three problems completed in two hours.
- A lesson I should’ve skipped.
Category: geometry
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[N.B. These are taking for-ev-er to crank out, for whatever reason, so I’m changing the format a bit. If anybody misses the minute by minute breakdown, I’ll bring it back. I’m guessing it was only there for formality’s sake, though.]
Come for:
- The area of circles and all their chopped-up, little parts.
Stay for:
- Famous Idiots in History
- The Stop Sign Project
Why We’re Here:
- We’re going to investigate Pick’s Theorem (and then forget about it).
- We’re going to review new area formulas with a treasure hunt.
Why We’re Here:
- We’re going to review area.
- We’re going to determine the area of regular polygons.
Why We’re Here:
- We’re going to learn/review the area of trapezoids and kites.
- More to the point, we’re going to get started with applications of area.
- We’re also going to assess (14) Translations.