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How can I help my Child
What will my
Child Learn in
Support your student at home:
- Review vocabulary and or notes with
your child
- Look at completed homework assignments and ask the question, “Explain to me how you solved . . .”
Geometry
- Ask: “What kind of problems did you solve in Geometry today?”
- Ask: “Are there any problems from class
or from homework that are causing you to
struggle?” and “What made them difficult
problems?”
- Ask: “Have you turned in all of your
assignments? Do you have any upcoming
projects or quizzes/ tests? “Have you
received a grade report?”
Use resources that are
available for assistance:
- Anne Arundel County Library online
tutoring and assistance (library card
necessary) http://www.aacpl.net
(Look for the Homework Help icon)
- Communicate directly with the teacher via agenda books, e-mails or phone calls
- Utilize after-school assistance offered by your student’s teacher.
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County Public Schools
Dr. Kevin M. Maxwell
Superintendent of Schools
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in matters affecting employment or in providing access to programs on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex,
age, marital status, sexual orientation, or disability unrelated in
nature and extent so as to reasonably preclude performance.
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Topics in Geometry
What will my child learn in
Geometry
Exploring Geometry
- Postulates relating to points, lines,
line segments, centers, planes and angles
- Rigid transformations
Volume and Surface Area of
Three-Dimensional Figures
Geometry is a Maryland high school graduation requirement. Students follow a comprehensive program of study
aligned to the Maryland State Curriculum. Students will
demonstrate the ability to solve mathematical and real
world problems using measurement and geometric models and will justify and explain the processes used. An
honors option is available.
-Euler diagrams -Proofs
- Theorems as related to arcs, central and
inscribed angles, secants, tangents chords
In Geometry students will:
Parallels and Polygons
Additional topics for Honors Geometry are:
• analyze and represent two and three dimensional
figures using tools & technology
-Parallel line theorems and postulates
-Interior and exterior angles of polygons
• identify properties of geometric figures using the
coordinate plane and concepts from algebra
Congruence
• use transformations to move figures, create designs and/or demonstrate geometric properties
• construct and/or draw and/or validate properties of geometric figures using appropriate tools and technology
• identify and/or verify congruent or similar figures and/or apply equality or proportionality of their
corresponding parts
Logic and Proof
-Inductive and deductive reasoning
-Prisms, pyramids, cylinders, cones
and spheres
Circles
- Set Theory
-Triangle congruence
-Properties of special quadrilaterals
Constructions
-Basic constructions
- Rigid Transformations of geometric figures
(Honors only)
Similar Figures
• solve problems using two-dimensional figures and/or right triangle trigonometry
-Dilations and scale factors
- Polygon similarity
- Triangle similarity
• use inductive or deductive reasoning
Properties of Right Triangles and Trigonometry
• use algebraic and/or geometric properties to measure indirectly
-Pythagorean Theorem and the converse
-Right Triangle Trigonometry
•use techniques of measurement and will estimate
and calculate and/or compare perimeter, circumfer-
ence, area, surface area and volume of two and three dimensional figures and their parts
Perimeter and Area
-Composite figures
-Triangles, quadrilaterals and
regular polygons
Students will demonstrate the ability to
solve mathematical and real world problems