Geometry

School District of Upper Moreland Township
2900 Terwood Road
Willow Grove, Pa 19090

Planned Course for Mathematics

Course: Geometry

Standards: 
NQ   Number and Quantity
A     Algebra
F     Functions
M   Modeling
G    Geometry
SP   Statistics and Probability

Course Description:
The School District of Upper Moreland Township’s Mathematics Program provides courses to meet the educational needs, interests and ability levels of all students.  The high school courses are designed to apply mathematical ways of thinking to real world situations; they prepare students to think and reason mathematically. Additionally, courses demand that students develop a depth of understanding and ability to apply mathematics to various situations preparing students for future college and career expectations.  

This course’s content is aligned to the Common Core State Standards. It provides an integrated study of plane, solid and coordinate geometry.  Students will use properties of circles, spheres, cylinders, polygons, polyhedra, congruence and similarity in problem solving settings involving 2- and 3- dimensional figures.  Students will write formal or informal proof statements to construct or validate arguments. Students are encouraged to purchase the TI-84 Plus Graphing Calculator for participation in this course.

Prerequisites:  
9th Grade Students:
Successful completion of an Algebra 1 course; and
Score Proficient on the Keystone Algebra Exam
10th and 11th Grade Students:
Successful completion of Algebra 1-B or Algebra 1

Specific and measurable objectives to be attained by students:
Specific objectives for this course are aligned to the Common Core State Standards in the scope and sequence document for Geometry.

Materials: 
Text:
Dietiker, Leslie, et al. Core Connections: Geometry. 2nd ed. Sacramento, CA: CPM Educational Program, 2013.

Printable Resources: 
Core Connections: Geometry Blackline. Sacramento, CA: CPM Educational Program, 2013.

Technology:
Online support materials from CPM Educational Program: www.cpm.org
TI-84 Plus Graphing Calculator
Geometer’s Sketchpad Software by KCP Technologies
LinkIt!

Other Resources: 
Geometry Mirrors
Manipulatives
Teacher created materials
CliffNotes Geometry Practice Pack

Instructional Activities:
A balanced mathematics program demands the use of a variety of activities to stimulate thinking, conceptualizing, generalizing and problem solving.  Below is a list of those different activities.

 

  • Differentiation

  • Critical Reasoning

  • Higher Level Thinking Skills

  • Collaboration

  • Questioning

  • Authentic real-world tasks

  • Use of appropriate resources and technology

  • Self-assessment

  • Reflection

  • Modeling

Estimated instructional time to be devoted to achieving objectives: 
Approximately 89 minutes per day on an alternating block schedule.

Procedure for measurement of student progress on attaining objectives: 
Teachers use a variety of assessments to determine student proficiency:

  • Formative assessment

  • Summative assessment

  • Participation/class work

  • Group discussion

  • Group collaboration

An explanation of how student grades will be determined:
Students will be evaluated in the areas of projects, tests, quizzes, homework, classwork and other performance assessments.  Grades will be determined by at least five assignments per marking period.

6-12 Mathematics Committee                                           Planned Course: Geometry                                 March 2020