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= Welcome to Miss Shinert's Geometry Class! =



This course is offered in sequence after Algebra II to students in 10th grade. It is designed to meet the objectives listed below. As sophomores in high school, I expect my students to put maximum effort into this course. The content that will be taught is aimed to meet standards tested on the Geometry Keystone Exam.

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 __Tools of Geometry__ - students will learn the //foundation blocks// for the structure of geometry, how to //make plausible conclusions// based on patterns, and how to use //constructions// and the //coordinate plane.// =====

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 __Reasoning and Proof__ - students will learn how to //write special types of statements// and use those statements with //deductive reasoning// to make conclusions. =====

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 __Parallel and Perpendicular Lines__ - students will use //parallel lines// to learn about //angle measures// and think about parallel and perpendicular lines in a //coordinate plane.// =====

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 __Congruent Triangles__ - students will learn the meaning of //congruent polygons// and learn how to //prove// that two triangles are congruent. =====

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 __Relationships with Triangles__ - students will learn about geometric //relationships within triangles// and how to apply //indirect reasoning// to deduce information. =====

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 __Quadrilaterals__ - students will learn //properties// of parallelograms and other special quadrilaterals, how to //classify// quadrilaterals and //verify// properties of figures using coordinate techniques. =====

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 __Area__ - students will learn how to find //the areas of special quadrilaterals// and regular polygons and the //Pythagorean Theorem.// =====

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 __Similarity__ - students will learn how to //prove// triangles are similar and how perimeters and areas of similar figures are //related.// =====

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 __Right Triangle Trigonometry__ - students will learn how to use similar right triangles to define //sine, cosine and tangent ratios// and how to apply these to various //applications.// =====

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 __Surface Area and Volume__ - students will learn about special //three-dimensional figures// and //calculating// the surface area and volume. =====

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 __Circles__ - students will learn the many //properties// of circles and the //relationships// of lines, segments and arcs that intersect circles. =====

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 __Transformations__ -students will learn reflections, translations, and rotations to create congruent images and discuss //symmetry.// =====