Weekly+Assignments

Day 1 - (week one) 1. Students will log on to the class wiki and will do short introductions on the discussion tab of the home page. 2. Next, students will review the slide show presentation on the assignments tab on the main menu page. This will be a basic introduction about the Basic Geometric Formulas 3. Students will watch the Rap video about Math on the wiki 4. For homework students will be required to find and post at least one example of geometry they found at home or school.

Day 2 - (week one) 1. Students will focus on learning about Circles. 2. Students will research about Circles and how important circles are in most natural and man-made structures. 3. Students wil be introduced to a Google Earth. This is where students will search and calculate the Area of the Earth. This will be shared via Google Docs with the class. Each classmate will be able to evaluate at least two other documents. The evaluations and moments will also be shared with the instructor on Google Docs.

+ Throughout the week students will need to get on the wiki and play Math games that are on the wiki.

Day 1 (week two) 1. We will begin learning about Squares and Rectangles. 2. Students will again read the presentation in the assignment tab for a review on formulas. After reviewing and understanding the different formulas, students will use Jing to create a screencast about squares and rectangles. Students will need to get a picture of a square or rectangle from an aerial view, post and record about the image. Again, these will be posted on the discussion tab for a square and rectangle.


 * This assignment is due day 1 of week three

Day 1 (week three) 1. Students will begin to learn about Triangles. Examples of this are found in the presenation found under the assignment tab. 2. Students will solve 5-10 short formulas. We will tsolve these and share them in Google Docs.


 * This assignment is due day 3 of week three

Day 3 (week three) For a final assessment students will create a powerpoint presentation in Google Docs showing understanding of each formula.