Ms. Chan's Geometry Honors Chat Room

Tuesday, January 31, 2012



Finding the nth Term of a linear Sequence






  • a) find the nth term



  • b) then use the nth term to determine the value of the 100th term






  1. 7, 9, 11, 13, 15...



  2. 11, 14, 17, 20, 23...



  3. -1, 3, 7, 11, 15, ....



  4. 3, 8, 13, 18, ...



  5. 15, 24, 33, 42,....



  6. -2, 6, 14, 22, 30, ...



  7. 15, 22, 29, 36, 43...



  8. -6, 0, 6, 12, 18, 24,....



  9. 13, 23, 33, 43, 53, ...



  10. 7, 18, 29, 40, ...



2.1 Inductive Reasoning







  • pgs 93-94



  • (28, 30)



  • (31-45) odd

Monday, January 30, 2012

Ch. 1 Review


  • pgs 76-80

  • (6-42) even

Ch 1 Quiz will be this Wednesday!

Friday, January 27, 2012



1.7 3D Figures






  • (13-25) odd



  • (27-28)



  • (33)



Flashcards







  • vocabulary



  • use them! there's no point in making them if you are not going to take the time to USE them!!!



Have a PG weekend! (yes, I said PG!)

Thursday, January 26, 2012



1.6 2D Figures






  • (17-27) odd



  • (31-32) all



  • (34-42) all



1.7 3D Figures







  • (13-25) odd



  • (27-28)



  • (33)



Flashcards







  • have you made flashcards for all of your vocabulary words



  • have you made flashcards for the equations that you struggle solving?



  • ARE YOU USING THEM TO REVIEW AND PRACTICE?????????



Q. Solving Equations and Vocabulary tomorrow!

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

1.2 Linear Measure


  • (21-25) odd

  • CHECK your answers tonight!

1.4 Angle Measure


  • make vocab index cards for this section

  • read pgs 36-40; the examples will explain how to do the problems below

  • (13-41) odd

  • make sure you CHECK your answers tonight!

  • reminder: do your work in boxes!

1.5 Angle Relationships



  • make vocab index cards for this section

  • read pgs 46-50; the examples will explain how to do the problems below

  • (9-41) odd

  • make sure you CHECK your answers tonight

  • reminder: do your work in boxes!


Tuesday, January 24, 2012

1.3 Distance and Midpoint (this title should be in your heading along w your name, GH Per:, and Date in the upper right hand corner)




  • (13-55) odd


  • (65)


  • make sure to complete your work in boxes


  • make sure you highlight your answers in yellow, blue, or green!

  • review your flashcards!

Monday, January 23, 2012

1.1 and 1.2






  • to get to the online textbook, google the word "BEEP"


  • it should be the first item in your search.


  • if you can't find it, here's the link (cheater!)


  • http://beep.browardschools.com/ssoPortal/index.html


  • click Student Portal


  • type in your student number


  • don't forget to include the slashes in your birthday when you type in your password!


  • create vocabulary index cards or use the flashcard app on your iPhone or blackberry



  • read all examples



  • takes notes as necessary (make sure you write down ALL AIMS!)



  • attempt to do some odd problems from each example you read.



  • the answers to the odd problems are located in the back of the book (page number R20 to check your answers...that means check them at home as soon as you do the problem)


  • finish reading the Tim Bishop Letter (found on the Geometry Honors page all the way at the bottom!)

  • don't forget your ID badges tomorrow!

  • you will need them to check out books!

  • if you haven't turned in ALL of your books from last semester, you will not be able to get new books for this semester!

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Reference Sheet


  • create a refernce sheet to use on Thursday's Final Exam

  • must be handwritten

  • can only use 8.5 inches by 11 inch paper (lined or computer)

  • front and back

Materials to bring in on on Thursday:



  • #2 pencil

  • scientific calculator

  • refernce sheet

Books



  • if you haven't returned your books yet, what the heck are you waiting for???

Friday, January 13, 2012

Final Exam Review





  • i know it's a long weekend but this is the last weekend before Final Exams so let's give it that extra push....


  • please complete the Final Exam Practice PDF


  • i am collecting this for a grade!


  • make sure your work is in nice neat boxes


  • answers should be highlighted


  • make sure your name is in the upper right hand corner


  • do these problems more than once


  • do them until they are not scary anymore


  • remember, this is the final push before Final Exams


  • this will be the last time you will do any Geometry problems until you take the EOC in May


  • surprise yourself by what you know


  • wouldn't it feel good to ACE my final?


  • you know it would....


  • don't kid yourself....


  • what are you willing to do to achieve this?


  • how much are you willing to give me?


  • how much are you willing to give yourself?


  • better to reach for the stars and land on the moon than to reach for the clouds and get there


  • you can do anything you set your mind to!!!!!

BOOKS!!!!



  • don't forget to bring your Geometry books to school on Tuesday if you haven't returned it yet!

  • set a reminder in your phone RIGHT now to remind you Monday night to pack it in your book bag!

  • did you set that reminder or did you just blow pass it?

  • set it now!

  • right now! =)

Thursday, January 12, 2012

Volume Pre Test again!


  • you should have 2 copies done by tomorrow! (once from today and once from last night)

  • if you want to do it more than 2x, that wouldn't be a bad idea....

  • you will be turning in a copy to me so make sure it has your name on it, the work is done in boxes, answers are highlighted, and the work is nice and neat!!!!

  • volume test tomorrow!!!!!

  • be ready for battle!

  • don't forget the virtual counselor printouts!

  • come in tomorrow.

  • grab your answer sheet on the way in

  • put your books down

  • turn in you rvirtual counselor printouts to the inbox

  • turn in your volume pre test onto the front table

  • sit down and begin your test!

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Virtual Counselor Printout


  • log onto Virtual Counselor and in the first drop down menu, go to "Test Scores:

  • print 2 copies of the following:

  • the first page that contains your Benchmark scores from Nov 2011. It will show you your Reading, Geometry and Biology percentiles. print 2 copies of this page

  • then click on "Geometry"

  • print 2 copies of this

  • highlight all lines that you see in red. these are the benchmarks you are weak in and therefore, need extra practice in. using your book, research what sections you could find extra practice problems to help you strengthen your weaknesses. Write the section down next to your highlighted line.

  • these are the benchmarks that you are weak in

  • highlight your name

  • have both copies on your desk tomorrow at the beginning of class.
Volume Pre Test


  • all

Tomorrow is a High School Professional Day which means that we have less than an hour to answer all of your questions for Friday's Mack Daddy Volume Test. Moral of the story? Get your butt in class as soon as you are released from 3rd period. Do not stop. Do not say hi to any of your friends. Get here fast!

Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Monday, January 9, 2012

Friday, January 6, 2012

Area Pre Test





  • all


  • Area Test will be on Tuesday!






11.3 PDF






  • (1-6) all


  • 9c, f, i , l


  • (10-18) all

11.4 PDF



  • (3-8) all

  • 9 c, f, i, l

  • (10-15) all



Final Exam Review PDF






  • (1-14) all


  • (24-32) all

Thursday, January 5, 2012

ATTN PARENTS!


  • FCAT/EOC Camp begins this Saturday! all of my Geometry Honors students are HIGHLY ENCOURAGED to attend as practice EOC Geometry and Biology exams will be given

  • also, strategies in Reading and Writing will also be given

  • Jan. 7, Jan 14, Feb 4, Feb 18, Feb 25, Mar 3, Mar 24, April 14

  • Session 1: 8-8:45

  • Session 2: 8:50-9:35

  • Session 3: 9:40-10:25

  • pizza will be served at the end of session 3

  • snacks will be given out in between sessions 1 and 2

  • attend ALL 3 sessions for ALL 8 camps and your child will receive an invitation to a pizza party (to be held after FCAT) and a chance to win one of 3 $150 Best Buy gift cards

  • students must register with Student Affairs or Guidance before each Saturday camp they are going to attend so that we can get an accurate count of how many snacks/pizza to provide

9.6 PDF





  • (1-17) all



9.7 PDF






  • (1-18) all

Wednesday, January 4, 2012

9.5 PDF



  • (1-16) all

9.6 PDF



  • copy the 3 definitions & pictures for sector, segment, and annulus

  • copy the formulas for each

  • read Examples A, B, C, and D on pg 458

  • I will be referring to the above stuff for tomorrow's lesson so please make sure you copy what I have asked you to copy and make sure that you have READ what I have asked you to read!!!!

Tuesday, January 3, 2012

9.3 PDF


  • (1-6) all

9.4 PDF



  • (1-13) all

  • hint for 5, 6, and 7: begin with drawing a circle that has a radius of 4 cm. the radius pulls double duty and also serves as the -?- of the regular polygon.