Valerie's Math Class

This is the MOST successful lesson I taught because of the emphasis on conceptual learning. Students start with identifying opposite, adjacent and hypotenuse (pg 1). They practice pythagorean theorem to find the third side length. Pg 2 students measure side lengths and create ratios. Students next to each other have opposing investigations (1 and 2). They then compare their ratios and we talk about why we get the same ratio decimal even though side lengths are totally different - ANGLES! I then

This is the first introduction to Quadrilaterals - we went through each property of each quadrilateral and marked the diagrams accordingly. This helped tremendously when pointing out their KEY differences and understanding the Heirarchy of Quads. I guarantee this is as a great first start intro to quads!

Combination WS to solidfy understanding by combining all trig triangle problems. This includes problems using SOH CAH TOA, Law of Sines, Law of Cosines, and Special Right Triangles. Students pick which method works best. The final problem is one triangle where students have to find all 3 sides and 3 angles (with 1 side, 1 angle given). WORKSHEET INCLUDES answers at the bottom for students to make sure they are on the right track and KEY INCLUDED! Great way to solidify their knowledge.

Are you trying to get to know your students better in math class? Do you want to know if they have an after school job, live with any other siblings, have a growth mindset? This sheet is a great activity for you to get to know your students. I specifically tailored it to MATH students but you can mirror it to fit another course. 10/10 I use every year and refer back to it when I need to know more about a struggling learner.

Half sheet (to save paper) - First page is guided notes and three examples of the three ways to find the equation (1- given two points, 2-give slope and a point, 3-give x or y-intercept(s)). The back page is practice. KEY Included for the back page.

I used this lesson after my investigation to go from making 6 ratios to making 1. Then we did notes on finding side length given an angle and a side length. The back is practice doing both types with key included. Great lesson- most successful one I have taught!

Review of Graphing Transformations - includes y-axis, y=x, rotations, dilation, translations, glide reflection then chart on the back reviews each kind of transformation and 4 different coordinates (both pos, one neg/pos, both neg). KEY included - worked as a GREAT review before the test!

Special right triangles practice + note area to PROVE the special right triangle formula