Monday, September 9th, 2013

*Geometry*

Announcement(s):  

Order of Operations Quiz

will occur on

Wednesday, September 11th

Students should expect:

Unit 1 Test

on or around:

September 18th
Likely, September 17th

Standards and Benchmarks:

1. CC.9-12.G-CO.1: Know precise definitions of angle, circle, perpendicular line, parallel line, and line segment, based on the undefined notions of point, line, distance along a line, and distance around a circular arc.

Big Idea:

1. Properties of Geometric figures allow them to be understood in ways similar to algebraic expressions, and often, algebraic expressions can be used to understand/solve problems using geometric shapes. 

Class Outline:

1. Attendance
2. Complete Review of homework assigned last Thursday: Pages 24-27 #'s 1-3, 7-11, 17-22, 27, 29-32 (Done)
3. Check-up Quiz (Complete from Friday)
4. Review new content/material.
1. Pairs of Angles
2. Define Geometry Vocabulary
1. Adjacent Angles
2. Linear Pair
3. Complementary Angles
4. Supplementary Angles
5. Vertical Angles
5. Class time for homework.

Homework:

1. Page(s) 31-33 #'s 1-24, 26-31, 43-46

**Chemistry**

Standards and Benchmarks:

1. EALR 2: 9-12 INQA-9-12 INQF: Scientists generate and evaluate questions to investigate the natural world.....Science is a human endeavor that involves logical reasoning and creativity and entails the testing, revision, and occasional discarding of theories as new evidence comes to light.
2. Performance Expectation:  9-12 INQA:  Generate and evaluate a question that can be answered through a scientific investigation.  Critique questions generated by others and explain whether or not the questions are scientific.

Big Idea:

1. Science requires methods and procedures that scientists use to obtain evidence, which must be clearly recorded and reported to enhance opportunities for further investigation. 

Class Outline:

1. Attendance
2. Quick Review: Variables
3. Review Student Homework: Design an Experiment 
1. Focus:  Identify if the questions are suitably 'scientific', and if methods of investigation are appropriate.  
2. Review Steps of an Experiment and Experimental Design
1. Make obseration
2. Gather data/Make hypothesis
3. Define variables
4. Create procedures
5. Conduct experiment
6. Gather data (Focus)
1. Why is gathering data important?
2. How should data be collected?
3. Activity:  Create Data Tables for the following Experiments:
1. Simpson Science
7. Analyze data (Focus)
8. Draw conclusion
4. Introduce Homework
5. Class Time for Research
6. End of class:  Review Big Idea/Standards and Benchmarks

Homework:

1. Prep one brief report (1 minute) on a 'famous' scientific experiment. Choose TWO from the list of experiments on Wikipedia. (HERE) or 10 Experiments that Changed the World (HERE), and prepare to share with the class about each.  
1. Include the following:
1. Who conducted the experiment.
2. When was the experiment done.
3. Why was the experiment important.
4. How was it done and what data was collected (if possible)

***Biology***

Standards and Benchmarks:

1. EALR 2: 9-12 INQA-9-12 INQF: Scientists generate and evaluate questions to investigate the natural world.....Science is a human endeavor that involves logical reasoning and creativity and entails the testing, revision, and occasional discarding of theories as new evidence comes to light.

Big Idea:

1. What is science and what is the Scientific Method?

Class Outline:

1. Attendance
2. Share Experiments: Class Discussion
3. Review Variables
1. Independent Variable
2. Dependent Variable
3. Controlled Variables
4. Review Steps of an Experiment and Experimental Design
1. Make obseration
2. Gather data/Make hypothesis
3. Define variables
4. Create procedures
5. Conduct experiment
6. Gather data
7. Analyze data (Not covered today)
8. Draw conclusion (Not covered today)

Homework:

1. None

****Life Science****

Standards and Benchmarks:

1. EALR 2: 6-8 INQA-INQI:  Scientific inquiry involves asking and answering questions and comparing the answer with what scientists already know about the world.... Scientists and engineers have ethical codes governing animal experiments research in natural ecosystems and studies that involve human subjects.   

Big Idea:

1. What is science/what is the scientific method?   What role do experiments play in science?

Class Outline:

1. Attendance
2. Review Scientific Method and Scientific Process
1. Experimentation
1. Independent Variable
2. Dependent Variable
3. Controlled Variables
3. Check Homework and Review:  Identifying Variables Worksheet
4. Review Steps of an Experiment and Experimental Design
1. Make obseration
2. Gather data/Make hypothesis
3. Define variables
4. Create procedures
5. Conduct experiment
6. Gather data (Today's Focus)
1. What is an appropriate method for recording data?
2. What is a data table?
3. How should data tables be constructed?
7. Analyze data
8. Draw conclusion
5. Practice Constructing Data Tables Using Simpson's Experiments. 

Homework:

1. None 

****Trigonometry****

Standards and Benchmarks:

1. CCSS-GSRT.1
1. Understand that by similarity, side ratios in right triangles are properties of the angles in the triangle, leading to definitions of trigonometric ratios for acute triangles
2. CCSS-GSRT.6
1. Understand that by similarity, side ratios in right triangles are properties of the angles in the triangles, leading to definitions of trigonometric ratios. 
3. CCSS-GSRT.7
1. Explain and use the relationship between sine and cosine of complementary angles.
4. CSS-GSRT.8
1. Use trigonometric ratios and the Pythagorean Theorem to solve right triangles in applied problems.

Big Idea:

1. Triangles are geometric shapes which have special properties identified through trigonometric relationships.

Class Outline:

1. Attendance
2. Review Trigonometric Principles
3. Trigonometry Vocabulary, Theorems and Postulates
4. New Concepts:  Trigonometric Identities

Homework:

1. PACE 1133, Pages 29-36.