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Geometry Syllabus 2016-2017 Instructor Information: Teacher: Room: Contact: Website: Mr. Zyski Belle Vernon Area Middle School, Room 108 Phone: 724-808-2500; ext. 3108 Email: [email protected] http://www.bellevernonarea.net/Domain/274 Required Text: Geometry Ron Larson and Laurie Boswell Course Description: The Geometry Course will cover a wide range of Geometry topics and skills. Problem Solving, logic, reasoning, and Algebra skills are integrated within the course. Students will not only solve problems but be able to prove they are correct by writing a step by step plan of how they solved the problem in proofs or in open ended questions. Course Objectives: By the end of this course, the successful student will be able to: 1. 2. 3. Name and Define different Geometry shapes such as point, lines, segments and angles. Use properties of Algebra to solve problems Use theorems about parallel lines to solve problems or use theorems to prove lines are parallel. 4. Prove that triangles are congruent. 5. Write a formal two column proof to solve problems. 6. Name different types of quadrilaterals and use properties of each. 7. Solve problems with right triangles using Pythagorean Theorem and Trigonometric ratios. 8. Define and label parts of circles and use theorems about circles to solve problems. 9. Find perimeter, area, surface area and volume of 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional figures. 10. Plot points, graph lines and other Geometric figures in the Coordinate system. Academic Honesty: Any work submitted by the student shall be his/her own. Work taken from others shall be deemed as unacceptable. Any doubts will initiate the completion of an alternative assignment or a zero on the required effort, depending on the severity of the infraction. Class Policies and Expectations: 1. Students are expected to be punctual. Class starts at the sound of the bell. There will be a ‘warm-up’ posted on the board, and students are expected to work on it immediately. Every student shall be prepared (with pencils, notebooks/ binders, texts) and in their assigned seat when the bell rings. Pencils must be sharpened, notebooks and homework must be out on desks right away! 2. Students are expected to be prepared. Every student shall have and keep an up-to-date binder that will include all handouts, notes, journals, and homework in a neat, organized, and chronological order. There are to be no personal belongings or other content materials on the desk during math class. (Purses on the floor, please.) Students are individually responsible for all notes, assignments, and assessments that are missed due to absences. Make up work will be available in the make-up bins in the room as well as on the website or provided by the Teacher. As a rule of thumb: students have one day per day absent to make up tests/quizzes/homework. 3. Students are expected to be attentive. Cell phones are not permitted in class at any time. Food/drinks/snacks are not permitted in class at any time due to allergies. Students are only to engage in math work during math class. It is statistically proven that students who listen, ask questions, and engage with the teacher and the class content do marginally better than those students who do not. 4. Students are expected to be respectful to the Teacher, to each other, and to school property. Students are expected to follow all teacher instructions and class rules, as well as all Belle Vernon Middle School rules (see Handbook). This includes no talking over peers or teacher during class discussion/instruction, as well as entering/leaving the classroom in a proper fashion. Students are to raise their hand to ask any question (including leaving class to the rest rooms and to sharpen pencils if a pencil breaks). Infractions will result in parental contact and/or administrative referral. Course Grading Criteria: All quizzes, tests, and projects will be graded according to the Belle Vernon Area School District grading policy. Total points will be accumulated for all evaluated efforts in this class rather than having letter grades per each effort. The grading scale is as follows: A - 90-100 B - 80-89 C - 70-79 D - 60-69 F - 0-59 Emphasis will be on formal assessments. Therefore grades will be weighted in this course. Formal Assessments will account for 90% of a student’s grade (quizzes, tests, projects, performance-based rubrics, essays, graded homework, etc.) Informal Assessments will account for 10% of a student’s grade (homework for completion, class participation, exit tickets, etc.) Academic Standards: Students will be reacquainted with the Pennsylvania Academic Standards that have been adopted by the Department of Education, along with the Common Core Standards that are in the process of being implemented nationwide. Students will be made aware of the importance of the standards and the efforts to meet them. eSchool: Grades will be updated on a regular basis.Course Topics, Assignments, and Quizzes and Tests are also posted weekly. The following signatures state that all parties are aware of the preceding syllabus. Print Student Name ______________________________________ Student Signature________________________________________Date_______________ Parent Signature_________________________________________Date_______________ Teacher Signature_______________________________________Date_______________ Course Prerequisites: The student must have completed Algebra 1 with an A average and scored at least Proficient on the Keystone Algebra Exam Course Outline: 1st 9 weeks Define and label basic terms of Geometry Identify types of lines and angles Define and use theorems about parallel lines Write two column proofs 2nd 9 weeks Prove triangles are congruent and parts of triangles are congruent Identify and apply properties of quadrilaterals Identify similar polygons and use proportions to find measurements Use Pythagorean Theorem and its converse Use Trigonometric ratios to find missing sides or angles in a right triangle Mid Term Exam 3rd 9 weeks Identify and use theorems about parts of a circle including chords, secant, radius, diameter, tangent, central and inscribed angles Calculate perimeter and area of 2-d figures Calculate surface area and volume of 2-d figures Solve open ended/ student constructed response questions using 2-d and 3-d figures 4th 9 weeks Apply basic terms of Geometry to Coordinate system Graph lines, circles, and other shapes in coordinate system Identify and be able to use transformations, slides, dilations, rotations, and reflections. Final Exam