Tuesday 8/6

8:30-10:00

Geometer's Sketchpad in the Computer Lab
  • Midpoint Triangle (measurement)
  • Shear Triangle and Altitude
  • Rotation to make parallelogram, pentagon
  • Dilation (GSP rubber band)

(Meet in MSCC LAB Communications B-027)

Collected Feedback

10:00-10:20

Break

 

10:10-11:40

Paper and pencil problems in similarity

  • Golden rectangle
  • Ratios in Regular pentago

Collected Assignment 2

Handout of Regular Pentagons

11:40-12:45

Lunch

 

12:45-1:00

End of Similarity video

Project Mathematics video "Similarity"

1:00-2:00

Jigsawing: Members of "Expert Groups" on each of Investigations 2-5 report back to home groups for discussion.  

2:00-2:05

Wendy - comments on CMP features and materials

 
2:05-3:00

Discussion

  • Trapezoid area (5 solutions!)
  • Difference between dilation and similarity
 Assignment 3 handed out.

Overnight Assignment

Do Assignment 3