This Unit Plan is designed for Advanced Euclidean Geometry Students in high school. It is designed to take 6 days of instruction for Block Schedule and assessment on the 7th day.
Week 1
Review of triangles and Classification of triangles
Day 1/Lesson 1: Ratio and Proportion
Goals:
1. Understand ratios.
2. Use ratios correctly to solve problems.
3. Learn and understand proportions.
4. Use proportions to solve problems.
Day 2/Lesson 2: Problem Solving in Geometry with Proportions
Goals:
1. Use properties of proportions.
2. Use proportions to solve problems.
Day 3/Lesson 3: Similar Polygons
Goals:
1. Identify similar polygons.
2. Use similar polygons to solve problems.
Day 4/Lesson 4: Similar Triangles
Goals:
1. Identify and Undestand similar triangles.
2. Use similar triangles to solve problems.
Day 5/Lesson 5: Proving Triangles are Similar
Goals:
1. Use similarity theorems to prove that two triangles are similar.
2. Use similar triangles to solve problems.
Week 2
Day 1/Lesson 6: Proportions and Similar Triangles.
Goals:
1. Use proportionality theorems to calculate segment lengths.
References:
Boswell, Larson, and Stiff. Geometry. Evanston, IL: McDougal Littell, 2001.
Beckmann, Sybilla. Mathematics
For Elementary Teachers. New York, NY: Pearson, Addison Wesley,
2005.