LESSON PLANS

October 6 - 10, 2008

 

Trigonometry (period 1)

DAY

OBJECTIVES

Students will be able to:

ACTIVITIES

ASSESSMENT

Monday

1.  Solve bearing problems.

1.  Distribute the Problem of the Week.

2.  Go over homework.

3.  Define angles of depression and elevation.  Look at examples pp 86 and 87.

4.  Assign: pp 88-89 # 41, 44, 45, 49, 53.

1.  Homework.

2.  Class Participation.

 

Tuesday

1.  Solve bearing problems.

1.  Go over homework.

2.  Introduce bearings.  Have students look at pp 92-93, various methods of doing bearings and examples to go with each.

3.  Assign: p 96 # 11-17.

1.  Homework.

2.  Class Participation.

 

Wednesday

1.  Solve right triangle application problems.

1.  Go over homework.

2.  Look at examples pp 93-93.

3.  Assign: Worksheet

1.  Homework.

2.  Class Participation.

 

Thursday

1.  Solve right triangle application problems.

1.  Go over homework.

2.  Review Chapter 2.

3.  Assign:  Test p 102.

1.  Homework.

2.  Class Participation.

 

 

Friday

1. Use the right triangle definitions of the trigonometric functions.

2.   Recall the values of the trigonometric functions for 0°, 30°, 45°, 60° and 90°.

3.  Use reference angles.

4.  Solve right triangles.

5.  Solve application problems.

1.  Collect Problem of the Week.

2.  Go over homework.

3.  Review Chapter 2.

4.  Assign:  Chapter 2 Test.

1.  Homework.

2.  Class Participation.

3.  Problem of the Week.

 

PROBLEM OF THE WEEK:  A ladder 10.0 meters long stands on level ground and leans against a vertical wall.  The angle of elevation of the ladder is 70°.  Show and explain all your work for the following.

  1. Draw a picture of the problem.
  2. How far up the vertical wall does the ladder reach? 
  3. If the base of the ladder is moved 1.0 meters farther away from the wall, how far does the top of the ladder move down the wall?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Algebra 1-A (Period 2)

DAY

OBJECTIVES

Students will be able to:

ACTIVITIES

ASSESSMENT

Monday

1.  Add and subtract rational numbers.

1.  Distribute Problem of the Week.

2.  Review addition and subtraction of rational numbers.

3.  Assign:  Addition/Subtraction Test.

1.  Class Participation.

 

 Tuesday

1.  Add and subtract rational numbers.

Addition/Subtraction Test.

Addition and Subtraction Test.

 

Wednesday

1.  Multiply rational numbers.

1.  Go over the test.

2.  Introduce the rules for multiplying integers.  Extend this to fractions and decimals.

3.  Look at examples p 38.

4.  Together do p 41 # 1-12.

5.  Assign:  Worksheet

1.  Class Participation.

 

Thursday

1.  Multiply rational numbers.

1.  Go over homework.

2.  Review exponents.  Work with integers and integers.  Together do p 41 # 32-39.

3.  Review evaluating expressions.

4.  Assign:  41 # 13-24.

1.  Homework.

2.  Class Participation.

 

Friday

1. Divide rational numbers.

1.  Collect Problem of the Week.

2.  Go over homework.

3.  Introduce dividing integers, pointing out that the rules are the same as the multiplication rules.  Extend to decimals and fractions.

4.  Together do p 42 # 40-47.

5.  Assign: Worksheet.

1.  Homework.

2.  Class Participation.

3.  Problem of the Week.

 

PROBLEM OF THE WEEK:    Use the table below.  What was the average temperature for the week.  Show and explain all your work.

                                   

Day

Mon.

Tues.

Wed.

Thur.

Fri.

Sat.

Sun.

Temperature

-3° F

4° F

-2° F

-5° F

-3° F

1° F

1° F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Algebra 1 (periods 3, 4, and 5)

DAY

OBJECTIVES

Students will be able to:

ACTIVITIES

ASSESSMENT

ENRICHMENT

Monday

1.  Solve multi-step equations.

1.  Distribute Problem of the Week.

2.  Go over homework.

3.  Review multiplying by LCD to get rid of fractions in equations.

4.  Have students work on p 91 # 21- 29.

5.  Assign:  p 92 # 39-50.

1.  Homework.

2.  Class Participation.

 

 

Tuesday

1.  Solve multi-step equations.

1. Go over homework.

2.  Together work on p 92 # 51, 54, 55, 60-62.

3.  Assign: Worksheet 2-3 column # 2-33 even.

1.  Homework.

2.  Class Participation.

 

 

Wednesday

1.  Solve equations with variables on both sides.

1. Go over homework.

2.  Pop Quiz.

3.  Introduce equations with variables on both sides.

4.  Look at examples p 97.

5.  Assign:  p 98 # 4-16 even.

1.  Homework.

2.  Class Participation.

3.  Pop Quiz.

 

 

Thursday

1.  Solve equations with variables on both sides.

1. Go over homework.

2.  Introduce identities and equations with no solution by doing an example of each. 

3.  Look at examples p 98.

4.  Assign: p 99 # 28-37.

1.  Homework.

2.  Class Participation.

3.  Pop Quiz.

 

 

Friday

1.  Solve equations with variables on both sides.

1.  Collect Problem of the Week.

2.  Go over homework.

3.  Together work on pp 99-100 # 41-45.

4.  Assign:  Worksheet 2-4 column # 3-33 odd.

1.  Homework.

2.  Class Participation.

3.  Problem of the Week.

 

 

Problem of the Week:  The perimeters of a rectangle and a triangle are the same.  The rectangle has a length represented by (x + 2) inches and the width is 6 inches.  The triangle has a side 6 inches and sides represented by (x + 4) inches and (2x) inches. 

Show and explain all your work.

  1. Draw the rectangle and the triangle labeling all sides.
  2. Write an equation and solve for x.
  3. What are the lengths of the sides of the triangle?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pre-Calculus (periods 6 and 7)

DAY

OBJECTIVES

Students will be able to:

ACTIVITIES

ASSESSMENT

ENRICHMENT

Monday

1.  Solve application problems using the trigonometric functions.

1.  Distribute Problem of the Week.

2.  Retest on Chapter 4 Sections 3 and 4

3. Continue to work on the application worksheet.

1.  Retest Chapter 4 Sections 3 and 4.

2.  Class Participation.

 

 

Tuesday

1.  Solve oblique triangles using the Law of Cosines.

1.  Go over homework.

2.  Introduce the Law of Cosines.  Point out that the Law of Cosines contains Pythagorean Theorem and that the law is only used with triangles that are SSS or SAS.

3.  Look at examples pp 419-420.

4.  Assign:  pp 423 # 6, 10, 13, 20.

1.  Homework.

2.  Class Participation.

 

 

Wednesday

1.  Solve oblique triangles using the Law of Cosines.

1.  Go over homework.

2.  Introduce Heron’s Area Formula.

3.  Look at example p 422.

4.  Assign:  pp 423 # 18, 22, 24, 30, 37.

1.  Homework.

2.  Class Participation.

 

 

Thursday

1.  Solve oblique triangles using the Law of Sines.

1.  Go over homework.

2.  Pop Quiz.

3.  Introduce the Law of Sines.  Point out that this law is used when the Law of Cosines does not work

4.  Look at examples p 411.

5.  Assign;  p 416 # 6, 13, 14, 17.

1.  Homework.

2.  Class Participation.

3.  Pop Quiz.

 

 

Friday

1.  Solve oblique triangles using the Law of Sines.

1.  Collect Problem of the Week.

2.  Go over homework.

3.  Look at the Ambiguous Case for the Law of Sines.  Look at examples pp 412-413.

4.  Assign:  p 416 # 19-24.

1.  Homework.

2.  Class Participation.

3.  Problem of the Week

 

 

PROBLEM OF THE WEEK:  A 60-foot drawbridge is 24 feet above water level when closed.  When open, the bridge makes am angle of 33° with the horizontal.  For the following show and explain all your work.

  1. How high is the tip of the open bridge above the water?
  2. When the bridge is open, what is the distance from the tip of the bridge to the vertical extension of the end bridge support?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SAT Math (period 9)

 

DAY

OBJECTIVES

Students will be able to:

ACTIVITIES

ASSESSMENT

Monday

 

Look at Section 3-1 and do the Tune-up exercises pp 53-54.

 

Tuesday

 

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Wednesday

 

Look at Section 3-2 and do the Tune-up exercises pp 59-60.

 

Thursday

 

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Friday

 

Look at Section 3-3 and do Tune-up Exercises pp 64-66.