Prerequisite:
Algebra I passing course grade
This is the second course in the progression leading toward a Regents Diploma. To prepare for the regents exam, this course covers the Common Core Learning Standards for Geometry. The units of study include Congruence Proof and Constructions, Similarity Proof and Trigonometry, Extending to Three Dimensions, Connecting Algebra and Geometry through Coordinates, Circles with and without coordinates, and Applications of Probability.
Quarter 1
Sep- Nov
Unit or Topic Skills:
ANGLES
Angles formed by parallel lines, angles in triangles, Construction
I can use the fact that the 3 angles of a triangle add to 180 to find missing angles.
I can use the triangle inequality theorem to determine if 3 segments can or can not form a triangle.
I can classify a triangle as: equilateral, isosceles, scalene, obtuse, acute or right.
I can find the measure of an exterior angle of a triangle.
I can define, identify and use properties of the median, altitude and angle bisectors in a triangle.
I can use the properties of a perpendicular bisector to make conclusions about geometric figures.
I can justify conclusions about geometric figures.
COORDINATE GEOMETRY
Slope, equations of a line, parallel and perpendicular lines, directed line segments, constructions
I can calculate the distance, midpoint and slope between any 2 points using the appropriate formula.
I can use distance, midpoint and slope to answer questions about geometric figures.
I can determine an endpoint of a line segment when given the midpoint of the segment and the other endpoint.
I can use the slope and a point on a line to write its equation in Point-slope form.
I can determine if a line is parallel or perpendicular to a given line.
I can write the equation of a line that is parallel or perpendicular to a given line.
I can determine if a point is on or a solution to a given line.
I can partition a directed line segment into a given ratio.
I can use coordinate geometry to prove statements about triangles.
I can use coordinate geometry to prove that a quadrilateral is a parallelogram, rectangle, rhombus, square, trapezoid or isosceles trapezoid.
Quarter 2
Nov- Jan
Unit or Topic Skills:
Transformations
Translation, reflection, rotation, dialation
I can draw an image after a translation in the coordinate plane.
I can determine the rules used in a translation.
I can reflect an image over a given line.
I can rotate an image in the coordinate plane.
I can determine the number of degrees that a regular polygon must be rotated so that it will map onto itself.
I can determine the length of a segment after a dilation.
I can identify the scale factor used in a dilation.
I can perform a dilation on a polygon.
I can explain if/why figures are congruent using properties of rigid motions.
I can determine the relationship between the corresponding sides, angles, areas and perimeters in similar triangles.
I can perform a sequence of transformations in the coordinate plane.
I can determine a sequence of transformations that was used to carry a figure to its new image after a transformation.
I can write the equation of the image that results from the dilation of a line when the center of dilation is both on the line and off the line.
TRIANGLES & RIGHT TRIANGLES
Triangle parts, congruency, similarity, proof
I can add and subtract segments and angles.
I can identify corresponding parts in congruent figures.
I can prove that 2 triangles are congruent using SSS, SAS, ASA and AAS.
I can prove statements about geometric figures using CPCTC.
I can justify conclusions about geometric figures.
I can identify the parts of a right triangle and use right angles to prove that 2 right triangles are congruent.
I can prove that 2 triangles are similar and apply facts about similar triangles to calculate side lengths and angle measures.
I can identify the tangent, sine and cosine ratios of a given angle in a right triangle.
I can use trig ratios to find the length of a side of a right triangle.
I can use trig ratios to find the measure of an angle.
I can use the relationship between the sine and cosine of complementary angles in a right triangle to find a missing value.
I can use the proportions of a right triangle when the altitude is drawn to the hypotenuse to solve for an unknown.
I can write answers involving radicals in simplest radical form.
Quarter 3
Jan- Apr
Unit or Topic Skills:
QUADRILATERALS
Properties and proofs
I can identify properties of a parallelogram, rectangle and use them in a formal proof.
I can identify properties of a rhombus, square, trapezoid and isosceles trapezoid and use them in a formal proof.
I can apply properties of all quadrilaterals to answer questions about geometric figures.
Pythagorean Theorem, trigonometry and Cofunctions
Quarter 4
Apr- Jun
Unit or Topic Skills:
TWO AND THREE DIMENSIONAL FIGURES
Perimeter, volume, surface area, density
CIRCLES
Circle parts, proofs, equation of a circle
I can define the parts of a circle (radius, chord, secant, tangent, diameter, central angle, inscribed angle and arc).
I can calculate unknown angle and arc measurements in a circle.
I can calculate the measure of a missing angle in a quadrilateral that is inscribed in a circle.
I can calculate the length of a segment formed by chords, secants and tangents.
I can prove statements about geometric figures using theorems about circles.
I can calculate the length of an arc in a circle.
I can determine the center and radius of a circle given its equation.
I can rewrite the equation of a circle in center-radius form.
I can determine if a point lies on a circle.