Math 9 Syllabus
Current Unit: Shadows The central question of this unit is "How can you predict the length of a shadow?" The unit moves quickly from this concrete problem to the geometric concept of similarity. Students work with a variety of approaches to come to an understanding of similar polygons, especially triangles. Then they return to the problem of a shadow, applying their knowledge of similar triangles and using informal methods for solving proportions, to develop a general formula. In the last part of the unit, students learn about the three primary trigonometric functions and apply them to finding heights and distances.
3/2/23 Test Review Sheet 1
Shadows Unit Test 3/7/23
POW #13 Due 3/9
Inverse Trig Lesson
2/27/23 Inverse Trig Side 1 Side 2
If you've been absent, you need this lesson: Intro to Trigonometry
2/22/23 Trigonometry! Side 1 Side 2
2/21/23 55 Degree Triangle Activity - Spreadsheet
POW #12 Squares in Squares
2/9/23 Quiz #1 Angles, parallel lines and similar polygons
2/8/23 Mirror Madness
2/7/23 Spiders!
2/6/23 Pool Math
2/3/23 Skill Building - Radicals Edpuzzle invite class code: hojfovk
2/2/23 Similar Triangles
2/1/23 Career Fair
1/31/28 Inside Similarity
1/30/23 Parallels and Transversal
1/28/23 POW #11
1/27/23 Skill Building - Review
1/26/23 POW work time
1/25/23 Why are Triangles Special?
1/24/23 Polygon Similarity
1/23/23 p. 419
1/20/23 Skill Building Distributive property
1/17/23 POW #10 Due Jan 27th
1/11/23 POW 9 presentations, shadow data in groups
1/10/23 Angles + POW work time
1/9/23 Group Activity
POW #9 Due Jan 11th
All about Alice In this unit one of Alice's adventures forms the basis for you to explore some ideas about numerical operations, graphs, and algebra formulas. Skills include:
12/1 Review
11/29 Review for Unit Exam
11/17 Scientific Notation
11/15 Practice with Logarithms
11/14 Alice on a Log
11/11 POW #8 Due 11/18
11/8 Measuring Meals
11/7 Review!
11/4 A half ounce of cake
11/3 POW #7 Challenge Extension
11/2 Work Day
11/1 POW #7 Due Nov 8th
10/31 Exponent Practice Worksheet
10/28 POW #6 Due
10/27 Eating and Drinking
10/25 Exponents Quiz 1
10/24 Quiz Review
10/21 In class review and posters
10/20 Having your Cake and drinking too
10/19 Finish Many Meals for Alice, In search of the Law
10/18 POW #5 Due, Finish Piece after Piece, Many Meals for Alice
10/13 Piece After Piece
10/12 Here Goes nothing & HW #3 A new kind of cake.
10/11 Starter In Class Assignment - Alice
10/10 POW #5 Due Oct 18th Class Data Here
THE PIT AND THE PENDULUM Exploring an excerpt from this Edgar Allan Poe classic, students use data from experiments and statistical ideas, such as standard deviation and normal distribution to develop a formula for the period of a pendulum.
10/7 Unit Reflection Instructions
10/5 Final Pendulum Prediction! Use this data
10/3/22 Data analysis - 1st Hour Spreadsheet here!
Spreadsheet!
9/30 POW 4 work time
9/29 Pendulum data collection - Spreadsheet of results
9/28 Quiz 1 in class
9/22 POW #4 Due October 4th
9/21 Normal Distribution Practice
9/20 Normal Distribution Notes and page 343
9/19 Data Spread p.335 - 338
9/16 Pow #3 Due 9/23
9/15 Pow #2 Due
2 Curve Fits on Desmos
9/14 Data Collection in class
9/13 Pendulum Observations
POW 2 Rubric
9/12 Begin Unit 1 'Into the Pit' -Reading
Pre Unit work - Curve Fitting
Fitting a curve or function to a set of data allows us to make predictions.
9/9 Marbleslides on desmos
POW #2 How many squares? Due 9/15
9/7 Parent Function Posters in class activity
9/6/22 Curve Fitting 3
9/1/22 Academic Mindset Survey
8/31/22 Curve Fitting Day 2
8/30/22 Curve Fitting Day 1
POW #1
Current Unit: Shadows The central question of this unit is "How can you predict the length of a shadow?" The unit moves quickly from this concrete problem to the geometric concept of similarity. Students work with a variety of approaches to come to an understanding of similar polygons, especially triangles. Then they return to the problem of a shadow, applying their knowledge of similar triangles and using informal methods for solving proportions, to develop a general formula. In the last part of the unit, students learn about the three primary trigonometric functions and apply them to finding heights and distances.
3/2/23 Test Review Sheet 1
Shadows Unit Test 3/7/23
POW #13 Due 3/9
Inverse Trig Lesson
2/27/23 Inverse Trig Side 1 Side 2
If you've been absent, you need this lesson: Intro to Trigonometry
2/22/23 Trigonometry! Side 1 Side 2
2/21/23 55 Degree Triangle Activity - Spreadsheet
POW #12 Squares in Squares
2/9/23 Quiz #1 Angles, parallel lines and similar polygons
2/8/23 Mirror Madness
2/7/23 Spiders!
2/6/23 Pool Math
2/3/23 Skill Building - Radicals Edpuzzle invite class code: hojfovk
2/2/23 Similar Triangles
2/1/23 Career Fair
1/31/28 Inside Similarity
1/30/23 Parallels and Transversal
1/28/23 POW #11
1/27/23 Skill Building - Review
1/26/23 POW work time
1/25/23 Why are Triangles Special?
1/24/23 Polygon Similarity
1/23/23 p. 419
1/20/23 Skill Building Distributive property
1/17/23 POW #10 Due Jan 27th
1/11/23 POW 9 presentations, shadow data in groups
1/10/23 Angles + POW work time
1/9/23 Group Activity
POW #9 Due Jan 11th
All about Alice In this unit one of Alice's adventures forms the basis for you to explore some ideas about numerical operations, graphs, and algebra formulas. Skills include:
- exponentiation
- graphing simple exponential equations
- additive law of exponents
- basic logarithms
- scientific notation
12/1 Review
11/29 Review for Unit Exam
11/17 Scientific Notation
11/15 Practice with Logarithms
11/14 Alice on a Log
11/11 POW #8 Due 11/18
11/8 Measuring Meals
11/7 Review!
11/4 A half ounce of cake
11/3 POW #7 Challenge Extension
11/2 Work Day
11/1 POW #7 Due Nov 8th
10/31 Exponent Practice Worksheet
10/28 POW #6 Due
10/27 Eating and Drinking
10/25 Exponents Quiz 1
10/24 Quiz Review
10/21 In class review and posters
10/20 Having your Cake and drinking too
10/19 Finish Many Meals for Alice, In search of the Law
10/18 POW #5 Due, Finish Piece after Piece, Many Meals for Alice
10/13 Piece After Piece
10/12 Here Goes nothing & HW #3 A new kind of cake.
10/11 Starter In Class Assignment - Alice
10/10 POW #5 Due Oct 18th Class Data Here
THE PIT AND THE PENDULUM Exploring an excerpt from this Edgar Allan Poe classic, students use data from experiments and statistical ideas, such as standard deviation and normal distribution to develop a formula for the period of a pendulum.
10/7 Unit Reflection Instructions
10/5 Final Pendulum Prediction! Use this data
10/3/22 Data analysis - 1st Hour Spreadsheet here!
Spreadsheet!
9/30 POW 4 work time
9/29 Pendulum data collection - Spreadsheet of results
9/28 Quiz 1 in class
9/22 POW #4 Due October 4th
9/21 Normal Distribution Practice
9/20 Normal Distribution Notes and page 343
9/19 Data Spread p.335 - 338
9/16 Pow #3 Due 9/23
9/15 Pow #2 Due
2 Curve Fits on Desmos
9/14 Data Collection in class
9/13 Pendulum Observations
POW 2 Rubric
9/12 Begin Unit 1 'Into the Pit' -Reading
Pre Unit work - Curve Fitting
Fitting a curve or function to a set of data allows us to make predictions.
9/9 Marbleslides on desmos
POW #2 How many squares? Due 9/15
9/7 Parent Function Posters in class activity
9/6/22 Curve Fitting 3
9/1/22 Academic Mindset Survey
8/31/22 Curve Fitting Day 2
8/30/22 Curve Fitting Day 1
POW #1
