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Minnesota correlation of Discovering Geometry (© 2004) Key Curriculum Press 1
Minnesota Correlation of Discovering Geometry
Standard
Apply skills of mathematicalrepresentation, communicationand reasoning throughout theremaining three content strands.
Benchmarks
1. Assess the reasonableness of a solution by comparing the solution to appropriate graphical or numericalestimates or by recognizing thefeasibility of solutions in a givencontext and rejecting extraneoussolutions.
2. Appropriately use examples andcounterexamples to make and testconjectures, justify solutions, andexplain results.
Discovering Geometry
Chapter 2: Reasoning in Geometry2.2: Deductive ReasoningProject: Best-Fit Lines2.5: Angle Relationships2.6: Special Angles on Parallel Lines
Chapter 4: Discovering and Proving Triangle Properties4.1: Triangle Sum Conjecture4.2: Properties of Special Triangles
Chapter 6: Discovering and Proving Circle Properties6.5: The Circumference/Diameter RatioProject: Needle Toss
Chapter 8: Area8.3: Area ProblemsExploration: Alternative Area Formulas
Throughout the text students make well over a hundred conjectures.While formulating each conjecture, students use examples to make andtest its validity.
For uses of counterexamples, see:
Chapter 1: Introducing Geometry1.3: What's a Widget?1.5: Triangles and Special QuadrilateralsChapter 1 Review
Chapter 2: Reasoning in Geometry2.1: Inductive Reasoning2.4: Mathematical Modeling
MATHEMATICAL REASONING
GeometryDiscovering
GeometryAn Investigative Approach
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Standard Benchmarks
3. Translate a problem described verbally or by tables, diagrams orgraphs, into suitable mathematicallanguage, solve the problemmathematically and interpret the result in the original context.
Discovering Geometry
Chapter 4: Discovering and Proving Triangle Properties4.8: Proving Isosceles Triangle Conjectures
Chapter 5: Discovering and Proving Triangle Properties5.6: Properties of Special Parallelograms
Chapter 6: Discovering and Proving Circle Properties6.4: Proving Circle Conjectures
Chapter 10: Volume10.2: Volume of Prisms and Cylinders
Chapter 11: SimilarityTake Another Look
Chapter 12: TrigonometryChapter 12 Review
Chapter 1: Introducing Geometry1.7: A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words
Chapter 2: Reasoning in Geometry2.1: Inductive Reasoning2.3: Finding the nth Term2.4: Mathematical Modeling2.5: Angle RelationshipsExploration: Patterns in FractalsChapter 2 Review
Chapter 4: Discovering and Proving Triangle PropertiesUsing Your Algebra Skills 4: Writing Linear EquationsProject: Polya's Problem4.8: Proving Isosceles Triangle Conjectures
GeometryDiscovering
GeometryAn Investigative Approach
by Michael Serra
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Standard Benchmarks Discovering Geometry
Chapter 5: Discovering and Proving Polygon Properties5.1: Polygon Sum Conjecture
Chapter 6: Discovering and Proving Circle Properties6.5: The Circumference/Diameter Ratio6.6: Around the World
Chapter 8: Area8.3: Area ProblemsExploration: Pick's Formula for Area
Chapter 9: The Pythagorean Theorem9.1: The Theorem of Pythagoras9.4: Story ProblemsChapter 9 Review
Chapter 10: Volume Exploration: Euler's Formula for Polyhedrons 10.2: Volume of Prisms and Cylinders10.4: Volume Problems10.5: Displacement and DensityProject: Maximizing Volume10.7: Surface Area of a SphereChapter 10 Review
Chapter 11: Similarity11.3: Similar Triangles11.5: Proportions with Area and Volume
Chapter 12: Trigonometry12.2: Problem Solving with Right Triangles12.5: Problem Solving with Trigonometry
GeometryDiscovering
GeometryAn Investigative Approach
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Standard Benchmarks
4. Support mathematical results byexplaining why the steps in a solutionare valid and why a particular solutionmethod is appropriate.
Discovering Geometry
Chapter 2: Reasoning in Geometry2.2: Deductive Reasoning
Chapter 4: Discovering and Proving Triangle Properties4.7: Flowchart Thinking4.8: Proving Isosceles Triangle Conjectures
Chapter 5: Discovering and Proving Polygon Properties5.7: Proving Quadrilateral Properties
Chapter 6: Discovering and Proving Circle Properties6.4: Proving Circle Conjectures
Chapter 9: The Pythagorean Theorem9.1: The Theorem of Pythagoras9.2: The Converse of the Pythagorean Theorem
Chapter 10: VolumeExploration: Sherlock Holmes and Forms of Valid Reasoning
Chapter 11: SimilarityExploration: Two More Forms of Valid Reasoning
Chapter 13: Geometry as a Mathematical System13.1: The Premises of Geometry13.2: Planning a Geometry Proof13.3: Triangle Proofs13.4: Quadrilateral Proofs13.5: Indirect Proof13.6: Circle Proofs13.7: Similarity ProofsUsing Your Algebra Skills 10: Coordinate ProofChapter 13 Review
GeometryDiscovering
GeometryAn Investigative Approach
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Standard Benchmarks
5. Determine whether or not relevantinformation is missing from a problemand if so, decide how to best expressthe results that can be obtained withoutthat information.
6. Know and use the relationship thatexists among a logical implication ofthe form "if A, then B," its converse "if B, then A," its inverse "if not A, then not B," and its contrapositive "if not B, then not A."
Discovering Geometry
Chapter 2: Reasoning in Geometry2.1: Inductive Reasoning2.2: Deductive Reasoning
Chapter 4: Discovering and Proving Triangle Properties4.4: Are There Congruence Shortcuts?4.5: Are There Other Congruence Shortcuts?4.6: Corresponding Parts of Congruent Triangles4.8: Proving Isosceles Triangle ConjecturesChapter 4 Review
Chapter 6: Discovering and Proving Circle Properties6.4: Proving Circle Conjectures
Chapter 2: Reasoning in Geometry2.5: Angle Relationships2.6: Special Angles on Parallel Lines
Chapter 3: Using Tools of Geometry3.2: Constructing Perpendicular Bisectors
Chapter 4: Discovering and Proving Triangle Properties4.2: Properties of Special Triangles4.8: Proving Isosceles Triangle Conjectures
Chapter 5: Discovering and Proving Polygon Properties5.4: Properties of Midsegments
Chapter 9: The Pythagorean Theorem9.2: The Converse of the Pythagorean Theorem
Chapter 10: VolumeExploration: Sherlock Holmes and Forms of Valid Reasoning
Chapter 11: SimilarityExploration: Two More Forms of Valid Reasoning
GeometryDiscovering
GeometryAn Investigative Approach
by Michael Serra
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Standard
Use real numbers, representedin a variety of ways, to quantify information and tosolve real-world andmathematical problems.
Benchmarks Discovering Algebra
Chapter 1: Introducing Geometry1.1: Using Your Algebra Skills1: Midpoint
Chapter 2: Reasoning in Geometry2.1: Inductive Reasoning2.3: Finding the nth Term2.4: Mathematical ModelingUsing Your Algebra Skills 2: Slope
Chapter 4: Discovering and Proving Triangle PropertiesUsing Your Algebra Skills 4: Writing Linear Equations
Chapter 5: Discovering and Proving Polygon Properties5.1: Polygon Sum ConjectureUsing Your Algebra Skills 5: Solving Systems of Equations
NUMBER SENSE, COMPUTATION AND OPERATIONSA. Number Sense
Standard
Appropriately use calculatorsand other technologies to solve algebraic, geometric,probabilistic and statisticalproblems.
Benchmarks
1. Apply the correct order of operationsand grouping symbols when usingcalculators and other technologies.
2. Know, use and translate calculatornotational conventions to mathematicalnotation.
Discovering Algebra
See Key Curriculum's Discovering Algebra and Discovering AdvancedAlgebra for coverage of this topic.
Chapter 4: Discovering and Proving Triangle PropertiesProject: Lines and Isosceles Triangles
Chapter 5: Discovering and Proving Triangle Properties Project: Drawing Regular Polygons
Chapter 10: VolumeProject: Maximizing Volume
Chapter 12: TrigonometryProject: Trigonometric Functions
B. Computation and Operation
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Standard Benchmarks
3. Recognize the impact of units such asdegrees and radians on calculations.
4. Recognize that applying an inversefunction with a calculator may lead toextraneous or incomplete solutions.
5. Understand the limitations ofcalculators such as missing oradditional features on graphs due toviewing parameters or misleadingrepresentations of zero or very large numbers.
6. Understand that use of a calculatorrequires appropriate mathematicalreasoning and does not replace the need for mental computation.
Discovering Geometry
See Key Curriculum's Discovering Algebra and Discovering AdvancedAlgebra for coverage of this topic.
See Key Curriculum's Discovering Advanced Algebra for coverage ofthis topic.
See Key Curriculum's Discovering Algebra and Discovering AdvancedAlgebra for coverage of this topic.
Chapter 2: Reasoning in GeometryProject: Line Designs
Chapter 4: Discovering and Proving Triangle PropertiesProject: Lines and Isosceles Triangles
Chapter 8: AreaProject: Maximizing Area
Chapter 10: VolumeProject: Maximizing Volume
GeometryDiscovering
GeometryAn Investigative Approach
by Michael Serra
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Standard
Represent and analyze real-world and mathematicalproblems using numeric,graphic and symbolic methodsfor a variety of functions.
Benchmarks
1. Know the numeric, graphic andsymbolic properties of linear, step,absolute value and quadratic functions.Graphic properties may include rates of change, intercepts, maxima andminima.
2. Model exponential growth and decay,numerically, graphically andsymbolically, using exponentialfunctions with integer inputs
3. Analyze the effects of coefficientchanges on linear and quadraticfunctions and their graphs.
Discovering Algebra
Chapter 2: Reasoning in GeometryUsing Your Algebra Skills 2: Slope
Chapter 3: Using Tools of GeometryUsing Your Algebra Skills 3: Slopes of Parallel andPerpendicular Lines
Chapter 4: Discovering and Proving Triangle PropertiesUsing Your Algebra Skills 4: Writing Linear Equations
Chapter 8: AreaProject: Maximizing Area
See Key Curriculum's Discovering Algebra and Discovering AdvancedAlgebra for a more complete coverage of this topic.
See Key Curriculum's Discovering Algebra and Discovering AdvancedAlgebra for coverage of this topic.
Chapter 4: Discovering and Proving Triangle PropertiesUsing Your Algebra Skills 4: Writing Linear Equations
See Key Curriculum's Discovering Algebra and Discovering AdvancedAlgebra for a more complete coverage of this topic.
PATTERNS, FUNCTIONS AND ALGEBRAA. Patterns and Functions
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Standard Benchmarks
4. Apply basic concepts of linear,quadratic and exponential expressionsor equations in real-world problemssuch as loans, investments and the path of a projectile.
5. Distinguish functions from otherrelations using graphic and symbolicmethods.
Discovering Geometry
Chapter 2: Reasoning in Geometry 2.4: Mathematical Modeling Exploration: Patterns in Fractals
Chapter 4: Discovering and Proving Triangle PropertiesUsing Your Algebra Skills 4: Writing Linear Equations
Chapter 5: Discovering and Proving Polygon Properties Using Your Algebra Skills 5: Solving Systems of Linear Equations
See Key Curriculum's Discovering Algebra and Discovering AdvancedAlgebra for coverage of quadratic and exponential models.
See Key Curriculum's Discovering Algebra and Discovering AdvancedAlgebra for coverage of this topic.
GeometryDiscovering
GeometryAn Investigative Approach
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Standard
Solve simple equations andinequalities numerically,graphically, and symbolically.Use recursion to model andsolve real-world andmathematical problems.
Benchmarks
1. Translate among equivalent forms ofexpressions, such as, simplify algebraicexpressions involving nested pairs ofparentheses and brackets, simplifyrational expressions, factor a commonterm from an expression and applyassociative, commutative anddistributive laws.
2. Understand the relationship betweenabsolute value and distance on thenumber line and graph simpleexpressions involving absolute valuesuch as, |x – 3| = 6 or |x + 2| <5.
3. Find equations of a line given twopoints on the line, a point and the slope of the line or the slope and the y-intercept of the line.
4. Translate among equivalent forms oflinear equations and inequalities.
Discovering Algebra
Chapter 13: Geometry as a Mathematical System13.1: The Premises of Geometry
See Key Curriculum's Discovering Algebra and Discovering AdvancedAlgebra for coverage of this topic.
See Key Curriculum's Discovering Algebra and Discovering AdvancedAlgebra for coverage of this topic.
Chapter 4: Discovering and Proving Triangle PropertiesUsing Your Algebra Skills 4: Writing Linear Equations4.4: Are There Congruence Shortcuts?4.6: Corresponding Parts of Congruent Triangles
Chapter 6: Discovering and Proving Circle PropertiesUsing Your Algebra Skills 6: Finding the Circumcenter
Chapter 7: Transformations and TessellationsUsing Your Algebra Skills 7: Finding the Orthocenter and the Centroid
Chapter 8: AreaExploration: Pick's Formula for Area
Chapter 13: Geometry as a Mathematical System13.1: The Premises of Geometry
See Key Curriculum's Discovering Algebra and Discovering AdvancedAlgebra for coverage of this topic.
B. Algebra (Algebraic Thinking)
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Standard Benchmarks
5. Use a variety of models such asequations, inequalities, algebraicformulas, written statements, tables and graphs or spreadsheets to representfunctions and patterns in real-world and mathematical problems.
6. Apply the laws of exponents to performoperations on expressions with integerexponents.
7. Solve linear equations and inequalitiesin one variable with numeric, graphicand symbolic methods.
Discovering Geometry
Chapter 2: Reasoning in Geometry2.3: Finding the nth Term2.4: Mathematical ModelingExploration: Patterns in FractalsChapter 2 Review
Chapter 4: Discovering and Proving Triangle PropertiesUsing Your Algebra Skills 4: Writing Linear Equations
Chapter 5: Discovering and Proving Polygon PropertiesUsing Your Algebra Skills 5: Solving Systems of Linear Equations
See Key Curriculum's Discovering Algebra and Discovering AdvancedAlgebra for a more complete coverage of this topic.
See Key Curriculum's Discovering Algebra and Discovering AdvancedAlgebra for coverage of this topic.
Chapter 2: Reasoning in Geometry2.2: Deductive Reasoning
Chapter 11: SimilarityUsing Your Algebra Skills 9: Proportion and Reasoning
Chapter 12: Trigonometry12.2: Problem Solving with Right Triangles
Chapter 13: Geometry as a Mathematical System13.1: The Premises of Geometry
See Key Curriculum's Discovering Algebra and Discovering AdvancedAlgebra for a more complete coverage of this topic.
GeometryDiscovering
GeometryAn Investigative Approach
by Michael Serra
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Standard Benchmarks
8. Find real solutions to quadraticequations in one variable with numeric,graphic and symbolic methods.
9. Use appropriate terminology andmathematical notation to define andrepresent recursion.
10. Create and use recursive formulas to model and solve real-world andmathematical problems.
11. Solve systems of two linear equationsand inequalities with two variablesusing numeric, graphic and symbolicmethods.
Discovering Geometry
See Key Curriculum's Discovering Algebra and Discovering AdvancedAlgebra for coverage of this topic.
See Key Curriculum's Discovering Algebra and Discovering AdvancedAlgebra for coverage of this topic.
Chapter 2: Reasoning in GeometryExploration: Patterns in Fractals
See Key Curriculum's Discovering Algebra and Discovering AdvancedAlgebra for a more complete coverage of this topic.
Chapter 4: Discovering and Proving Triangle Properties4.4: Are There Congruence Shortcuts?4.6: Corresponding Parts of Congruent Triangles
Chapter 5: Discovering and Proving Polygon PropertiesUsing Your Algebra Skills 5: Solving Systems of Linear Equations
Chapter 6: Discovering and Proving Circle PropertiesUsing Your Algebra Skills 6: Finding the Circumcenter
Chapter 7: Transformations and TessellationsUsing Your Algebra Skills 7: Finding the Orthocenter and Centroid
See Key Curriculum's Discovering Algebra and Discovering AdvancedAlgebra for coverage of systems of inequalities.
GeometryDiscovering
GeometryAn Investigative Approach
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Standard Benchmarks
12. Understand how slopes can be used todetermine whether lines are parallel orperpendicular. Given a line and a pointnot on the line, find the equations forthe lines passing through that point and parallel or perpendicular to thegiven line.
Discovering Geometry
Chapter 3: Using Tools of GeometryUsing Your Algebra Skills 3: Slopes of Parallel andPerpendicular Lines
Chapter 4: Discovering and Proving Triangle Properties4.2: Properties of Special Triangles Using Your Algebra Skills 4: Writing Linear Equations4.5: Are There Other Congruence Shortcuts?4.8: Proving Isosceles Triangle Conjectures
Chapter 5: Discovering and Proving Polygon Properties5.1: Polygon Sum Conjecture5.4: Properties of Midsegments5.6: Properties of Special Parallelograms
Chapter 6: Discovering and Proving Circle Properties6.2: Tangent PropertiesUsing Your Algebra Skills 6: Finding the CircumcenterChapter 6 Review
Chapter 7: Transformations and TessellationsUsing Your Algebra Skills 7: Finding the Orthocenter and Centroid
Chapter 13: Geometry as a Mathematical SystemUsing Your Algebra Skills 10: Coordinate Proof
GeometryDiscovering
GeometryAn Investigative Approach
by Michael Serra
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Standard
Represent data and use variousmeasures associated with data to draw conclusions and identifytrends. Understand the effects of display distortion andmeasurement error on theinterpretation of data.
Benchmarks
1. Construct and analyze circle graphs, bar graphs, histograms, box-and-whisker plots, scatter plots and tables,and demonstrate the strengths andweaknesses of each format by choosing appropriately among them for a given situation.
2. Use measures of central tendency andvariability, such as, mean, median,maximum, minimum, range, standarddeviation, quartile and percentile, to describe, compare and drawconclusions about sets of data.
3. Determine an approximate best-fit line from a given scatter plot and use the line to draw conclusions.
Discovering Algebra
Chapter 2: Reasoning in Geometry2.3: Finding the nth Term2.4: Mathematical Modeling
Chapter 6: Discovering and Proving Circle PropertiesTake Another Look
Chapter 8: AreaProject: Random RectanglesProject: Different Dice
Chapter 11: SimilarityProject: In Search of the Perfect Rectangle
See Key Curriculum's Discovering Algebra and Discovering AdvancedAlgebra for coverage of this topic.
Chapter 2: Reasoning in GeometryProject: Best Fit lines
Chapter 6: Discovering and Proving Circle PropertiesTake Another Look
Chapter 11: SimilarityProject: In Search of the Perfect Rectangle
See Key Curriculum's Discovering Algebra and Discovering AdvancedAlgebra for a more complete coverage of this topic.
DATA ANALYSIS, STATISTICS AND PROBABILITYA. Data and Statistics
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Standard Benchmarks
4. Know the influence of outliers onvarious measures and representations ofdata about real-world and mathematicalproblems.
5. Understand the relationship betweencorrelation and causation.
6. Interpret data credibility in the context of measurement error anddisplay distortion.
7. Compare outcomes of voting methodssuch as majority, plurality, ranked bypreference, run-off and pair-wisecomparison.
Discovering Geometry
See Key Curriculum's Discovering Algebra and Discovering AdvancedAlgebra for coverage of this topic.
See Key Curriculum's Discovering Algebra and Discovering AdvancedAlgebra for coverage of this topic.
See Key Curriculum's Discovering Algebra and Discovering AdvancedAlgebra for coverage of this topic.
This topic is not covered.
GeometryDiscovering
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Standard
Use appropriate countingprocedures, calculateprobabilities in various waysand apply theoretical probabilityconcepts to solve real-world and mathematical problems.
Benchmarks
1. Select and apply appropriate countingprocedures to solve real-world andmathematical problems, includingprobability problems.
2. Use area, trees, unions and intersectionsto calculate probabilities and relate the results to mutual exclusiveness,independence and conditionalprobabilities, in real-world andmathematical problems.
3. Use probability models, including areaand binomial models, in real-world and mathematical problems.
Discovering Algebra
Chapter 1: Introducing GeometryChapter 1 Review
Chapter 2: Reasoning in Geometry2.4: Mathematical Modeling2.6: Special Angles on Parallel LinesExploration: Patterns in Fractals
See Key Curriculum's Discovering Advanced Algebra for completecoverage of this topic.
Chapter 1: Introducing GeometryExploration: Geometric Probability I
Chapter 8: Area Exploration: Geometric Probability II
Chapter 1: Introducing GeometryExploration: Geometric Probability 1
Chapter 6: Discovering and Proving Circle Properties6.5: The Circumference/Diameter Ratio
Chapter 8: Area Exploration: Geometric Probability II
Chapter 9: The Pythagorean Theorem9.2: The Converse of the Pythagorean TheoremChapter 9 Review
B. Probability
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Standard Benchmarks
4. For simple probability models,determine the expected values ofrandom variables.
5. Know the effect of sample size onexperimental and simulationprobabilities.
6. Use a variety of experimental,simulation and theoretical methods to calculate probabilities.
Discovering Geometry
Chapter 1: Introducing GeometryExploration: Geometric Probability I
Chapter 8: Area Exploration: Geometric Probability II
Chapter 9: The Pythagorean Theorem9.2: The Converse of the Pythagorean TheoremChapter 9 Review
Chapter 8: Area Project: Different Dice
See Key Curriculum's Discovering Advanced Algebra for a morecomplete coverage of this topic.
Chapter 1: Introducing GeometryExploration: Geometric Probability I
Chapter 6: Discovering and Proving Circle PropertiesProject: Needle Toss
Chapter 8: Area Exploration: Geometric Probability II
GeometryDiscovering
GeometryAn Investigative Approach
by Michael Serra
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Standard
Use models to represent andunderstand two- and three-dimensional shapes and howvarious motions affect them.Recognize the relationshipbetween different representa-tions of the same shape.
Benchmarks
1. Use models and visualization tounderstand and represent three-dimensional objects and their crosssections from different perspectives.
Discovering Algebra
Chapter 1: Introducing Geometry1.1: Building Blocks of Geometry1.2: Poolroom Math1.3: What's a Widget?1.4: Polygons1.5: Triangles and Special Quadrilaterals1.6: Circles1.7: A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words 1.8: Space GeometryChapter 1 Review
Chapter 2: Reasoning in Geometry2.1: Inductive Reasoning
Chapter 3: Using Tools of Geometry3.1: Duplicating Segments and Angles3.2: Constructing Perpendicular Bisectors3.3: Constructing Perpendiculars to a Line3.4: Constructing Angle Bisectors3.5: Constructing Parallel Lines3.6: Construction ProblemsExploration: Perspective Drawing3.7: Constructing Points of Concurrency3.8: The CentroidChapter 3 Review
Chapter 5: Discovering and Proving Polygon Properties5.5: Properties of Parallelograms
SPATIAL SENSE, GEOMETRY AND MEASUREMENTA. Spatial Sense
GeometryDiscovering
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Standard Benchmarks Discovering Geometry
Chapter 8: Area8.1: Areas of Rectangles and Parallelograms8.2: Areas of Triangles, Trapezoids, and Kites8.4: Areas of Regular Polygons8.5: Areas of Circles8.7: Surface AreaChapter 8 Review
Chapter 10: Volume10.1: The Geometry of Solids10.2: Volume of Prisms and CylindersProject: The Soma Cube10.3: Volume of Pyramids and ConesProject: The World's Largest Pyramid10.4: Volume Problems 10.5: Displacement and Density10.6: Volume of a Sphere10.7: Surface Area of a SphereChapter 10 ReviewTake Another Look
Chapter 11: Similarity11.1: Similar PolygonsExploration: Constructing a Dilation Design11.4: Corresponding Parts of Similar Triangles11.5: Proportions with Area and VolumeExploration: Why Elephants Have Big EarsChapter 11 Review
GeometryDiscovering
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Standard
Apply basic theorems of plane geometry, right triangletrigonometry, coordinategeometry and a variety ofvisualization tools to solve real-world and mathematicalproblems.
Benchmarks
1. Know and use theorems about trianglesand parallel lines in elementarygeometry to justify facts about variousgeometrical figures and solve real-world and mathematical problems.These theorems include criteria for two triangles to be congruent or similarand facts about parallel lines cut by a transversal.
Discovering Algebra
Chapter 2: Reasoning in Geometry2.6: Special Angles on Parallel Lines
Chapter 4: Discovering and Proving Triangle Properties4.1: Triangle Sum Conjecture4.2: Properties of Special Triangles4.3: Triangle Inequalities4.4: Are There Congruence Shortcuts?4.5: Are There Other Congruence Shortcuts?4.6: Corresponding Parts of congruent Triangles4.7: Flowchart Thinking4.8: Proving Isosceles Triangle ConjecturesExploration: Napoleon's TheoremChapter 4 Review
Chapter 11: Similarity11.2: Similar Triangles11.3: Indirect Measurement with Similar Triangles11.4: Corresponding Parts of Similar Triangles11.6: Proportional Segments Between Parallel LinesChapter 11 Review
Chapter 13: Geometry as a Mathematical System13.2: Planning a Geometry Proof13.3: Triangle Proofs13.7: Similarity Proofs
B. Geometry
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Standard Benchmarks
2. Know and use theorems about circles tojustify geometrical facts and solve real-world and mathematical problems.These theorems include therelationships involving tangent linesand radii, the relationship betweeninscribed and central angles and therelationship between the measure of acentral angle and arc length.
3. Know and use properties of two- andthree-dimensional figures to solve real-world and mathematical problemssuch as: finding area, perimeter, volumeand surface area; applying direct orindirect methods of measurement; thePythagorean theorem and its converse;and properties of 45o –45o –90o and 30o –60o –90o triangles
Discovering Geometry
Chapter 6: Discovering and Proving Circle Properties6.1: Chord Properties6.2: Tangent Properties6.3: Arcs and Angles6.4: Proving Circle Conjectures6.5: The Circumference/Diameter Ratio6.6: Around the World6.7: Arc LengthChapter 6 Review
Chapter 9: The Pythagorean Theorem9.6: Distance in Coordinate Geometry
Chapter 13: Geometry as a Mathematical System13.6: Circle Proofs
Chapter 8: Area8.1: Areas of Rectangles and Parallelograms8.2: Areas of Triangles, Trapezoids and Kites8.3: Area Problems8.4: Areas of Regular Polygons8.5: Areas of circles8.6: Any Way You Slice It?8.7: Surface AreaExploration: Alternative Area FormulasChapter 8 Review
Chapter 9: The Pythagorean Theorem9.1: The Theorem of Pythagoras9.2: The Converse of the Pythagorean Theorem9.3: Two Special Right Triangles9.4: Story Problems9.5: Distance in Coordinate GeometryChapter 9 ReviewTake Another Look
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Standard Benchmarks
4. Apply the basic concepts of righttriangle trigonometry including sine,cosine and tangent to solve real-worldand mathematical problems.
5. Use coordinate geometry to representand examine geometric concepts suchas the distance between two points, themidpoint of a line segment, the slope ofa line and the slopes of parallel andperpendicular lines.
Discovering Geometry
Chapter 11: Similarity11.3: Indirect Measurement with Similar Triangles
Chapter 12: Trigonometry12.1: Trigonometric Ratios12.2: Problem Solving with Right TrianglesExploration: Indirect MeasurementChapter 12 Review
Chapter 1: Introducing GeometryUsing Your Algebra Skills 1: Midpoint
Chapter 2: Reasoning in GeometryUsing Your Algebra Skills 2: Slope
Chapter 3: Using Tools of GeometryUsing Your Algebra Skills 3: Slopes of Parallel andPerpendicular Lines
Chapter 6: Discovering and Proving Circle PropertiesUsing Your Algebra Skills 6: Finding the Circumcenter
Chapter 7: Transformations and Tessellations Using Your Algebra Skills 7: Finding the Orthocenter and Centroid
Chapter 9: The Pythagorean Theorem9.5: Distance in Coordinate Geometry
Chapter 11: SimilarityTake Another Look
Chapter 13: Geometry as a Mathematical SystemUsing Your Algebra Skills 10: Coordinate Proof
GeometryDiscovering
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Standard Benchmarks
6. Use numeric, graphic and symbolicrepresentations of transformations suchas reflections, translations and changeof scale in one, two and threedimensions to solve real-world andmathematical problems.
Discovering Geometry
Chapter 1: Introducing Geometry1.4: Polygons1.5: Triangles and Special Quadrilaterals1.6: Circles1.7: A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words1.8: Space GeometryChapter 1 Review
Chapter 2: Reasoning in Geometry2.6: Special Angles on Parallel Lines
Chapter 3: Using Tools of Geometry3.1: Duplicating Segments and Angles3.6: Construction Problems
Chapter 4: Discovering and Proving Triangle Properties4.2: Properties of Special Triangles4.7: Flowchart ThinkingProject: Lines and Isosceles Triangles
Chapter 7: Transformations and Tessellations7.1: Transformations and Symmetry7.2: Properties of Isometries7.3: Compositions of transformations7.4: Tessellations with Regular Polygons7.5: Tessellations with Nonregular Polygons7.6: Tessellations Using Only Translations7.7: Tessellations That Use Rotations7.8: Tessellations That Use Glide ReflectionsChapter 7 Review
Chapter 11: Similarity11.1: Similar Polygons11.2: Similar Triangles11.4: Corresponding Parts of Similar TrianglesTake Another Look
GeometryDiscovering
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Standard Benchmarks
7. Perform basic constructions with astraightedge and compass.
Discovering Geometry
Chapter 3: Using Tools of Geometry3.1: Duplicating Segments and Angles3.2: Constructing Perpendicular Bisectors3.3: Constructing Perpendiculars to a Line3.4: Constructing Angle Bisectors3.5: Constructing Parallel Lines3.6: Construction Problems3.7: Constructing Points of Concurrency3.8: The Centroid Exploration: The Euler lineChapter 3 Review
Chapter 4: Discovering and Proving Triangle Properties4.2: Properties of Special Triangles4.4: Are There Congruence Shortcuts?4.5: Are There Other Congruence Shortcuts? 4.6: Corresponding Parts of Congruent Triangles4.8: Proving Isosceles Triangle ConjecturesChapter 4 Review
Chapter 5: Discovering and Proving Polygon Properties5.3: Kite and Trapezoid Properties5.4: Properties of Midsegments5.5: Properties of Parallelograms 5.6: Properties of Special ParallelogramsChapter 5 Review
Chapter 6: Discovering and Proving Circle Properties6.1: Chord Properties6.2: Tangent Properties6.3: Arcs and Angles6.7: Arc LengthChapter 6 Review
GeometryDiscovering
GeometryAn Investigative Approach
by Michael Serra
Minnesota correlation of Discovering Geometry (© 2004) Key Curriculum Press 25
Standard Benchmarks
8. Draw accurate representations of planarfigures using a variety of tools.
Discovering Geometry
Chapter 7: Transformations and Tessellations7.1: Transformations and Symmetry 7.2: Properties of Isometries7.5: Tessellations with Nonregular Polygons 7.8: Tessellations That Use Glide Reflections
Chapter 8: Area8.4: Areas of Regular Polygons8.7: Surface Area
Chapter 9: The Pythagorean Theorem9.3: Two Special Right Triangles9.6: Circles and the Pythagorean TheoremChapter 9 Review
Chapter 10: Volume10.4: Volume Problems10.6: Volume of a Sphere
Chapter 11: Similarity11.1: Similar Polygons11.3: Indirect Measurement with Similar Triangles11.4: Corresponding Parts of Similar Triangles11.6: Proportional Segments Between Parallel LinesChapter 11 Review
Chapter 0: Geometric Art0.1: Geometry in Nature and Art0.2: Line Designs0.3: Circle Designs0.4: Op Art0.5: Knot Designs0.6: Islamic Tile DesignsChapter 0 Review
GeometryDiscovering
GeometryAn Investigative Approach
by Michael Serra
Minnesota correlation of Discovering Geometry (© 2004) Key Curriculum Press 26
Standard Benchmarks Discovering Geometry
Chapter 1: Introducing Geometry1.1: Building Blocks of Geometry1.2: Poolroom Math1.7: A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words
Chapter 3: Using Tools of Geometry3.1: Duplicating Segments
Chapter 5: Discovering and Proving polygon PropertiesProject: Drawing Regular Polygons
Chapter 7: Transformations and Tessellations7.3: Compositions of TransformationsProject: Penrose Tilings 7.6: Tessellations Using Only Translations7.7: Tessellations That Use Rotations
Chapter 11: SimilarityProject: Making a Mural
Chapter 12: Trigonometry12.5: Problem Solving with Trigonometry
GeometryDiscovering
GeometryAn Investigative Approach
by Michael Serra
Minnesota correlation of Discovering Geometry (© 2004) Key Curriculum Press 27
Standard
Use the interconnectedness of geometry, algebra andmeasurement to explore real-world and mathematicalproblems.
Benchmarks Discovering Algebra
Chapter 1: Introducing GeometryUsing Your Algebra Skills 1: Midpoint
Chapter 2: Reasoning in Geometry2.3: Finding the nth Term2.4: Mathematical ModelingUsing Your Algebra Skills 2: SlopeChapter 2 Review
Chapter 3: Using Tools of GeometryUsing Your Algebra Skills 3: Slopes of Parallel andPerpendicular Lines
Chapter 4: Discovering and Proving Triangle Properties4.2: Properties of Special TrianglesUsing Your Algebra Skills 4: Writing Linear Equations4.4: Are There Congruence Shortcuts?4.6: Corresponding Parts of Congruent Triangles4.8: Proving Isosceles Triangle Conjectures
Chapter 5: Discovering and Proving Polygon Properties5.1: Polygon Sum Conjecture5.4: Properties of MidsegmentsUsing Your Algebra Skills 5: Solving Systems of Equations5.6: Properties of Special Quadrilaterals
Chapter 6: Discovering and Proving Circle Properties6.1: Chord PropertiesUsing Your Algebra Skills 6: Finding the CircumcenterChapter 6 Review
Chapter 7: Transformations and Tessellations7.1: Transformations and Symmetry7.2: Properties of Isometries7.3: Compositions of TransformationsUsing Your Algebra Skills 7: Finding the Orthocenter and Centroid
C. Measurement
GeometryDiscovering
GeometryAn Investigative Approach
by Michael Serra
Minnesota correlation of Discovering Geometry (© 2004) Key Curriculum Press 28
Standard Benchmarks Discovering Geometry
Chapter 8: Area8.1: Areas of Rectangles and Parallelograms8.2: Areas of Triangles, Trapezoids, and Kites8.3: Area Problems8.4: Areas of Regular Polygons8.5: Areas of Circles8.6: Any Way You Slice It8.7: Surface AreaChapter 8 ReviewTake Another Look
Chapter 9: The Pythagorean Theorem9.1: The Theorem of Pythagoras9.2: The Converse of the Pythagorean Theorem9.3: Two Special Right Triangles9.5: Distance in Coordinate GeometryChapter 9 Review
Chapter 10: Volume10.1: The Geometry of Solids10.2: Volume of Prisms and Cylinders10.3: Volume of Pyramids and Cones 10.6: Volume of a Sphere10.7: Surface Area of a SphereTake Another Look
Chapter 11: Similarity11.2: Similar Triangles11.3: Indirect Measurement with Similar TrianglesExploration; Why Elephants Have Big Ears11.6: Proportional Segments Between Parallel Lines
GeometryDiscovering
GeometryAn Investigative Approach
by Michael Serra
Minnesota correlation of Discovering Geometry (© 2004) Key Curriculum Press 29
Standard
Use tables of the normaldistribution and properties of that distribution to makejudgments about populationsbased on random samples from these populations.
Benchmarks
1. Use the concept of normal distributionand its properties to answer questionsabout sets of data.
2. Describe and use sampling distributionsand the central limit theorem. Calculateconfidence intervals when appropriate.
3. Understand the importance ofappropriate sampling methods. Forinstance, the time of day of a surveycould lead to inaccuracies in theoutcome.
Discovering Algebra
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See Key Curriculum's Discovering Advanced Algebra for coverage ofthis topic.
See Key Curriculum's Discovering Advanced Algebra for coverage ofthis topic.
STATISTICS
GeometryDiscovering
GeometryAn Investigative Approach
by Michael Serra
Minnesota correlation of Discovering Geometry (© 2004) Key Curriculum Press 30
Standard
Demonstrate facility with a wide range of algebraicoperations and use therelationship between coordinategeometry and algebraicequations to solve real-worldand mathematical problems.
Benchmarks
1. Solve systems of two, three or moresimultaneous linear equations orinequalities, in particular, decidingwhether a given system of equationshas one solution, no solution orinfinitely many solutions and, in this latter case, describing themparametrically.
2. Solve problems with quadraticfunctions and equations, where some of the coefficients may be expressed in terms of parameters.
3. Perform the four arithmetic operationswith polynomials, except that divisionis restricted to division by monomialsand linear binomials.
4. Simplify a wide variety of algebraicexpressions, including those in whichnumerator or denominator needs to be rationalized.
Discovering Algebra
Chapter 4: Discovering and Proving Triangle Properties4.4: Are There Congruence Shortcuts?4.6: Corresponding Parts of Congruent Triangles
Chapter 5: Discovering and Proving Polygon Properties Using Your Algebra Skills 5: Solving Systems of Linear Equations
Chapter 6: Discovering and Proving Circle PropertiesUsing Your Algebra Skills 6: Finding the Circumcenter
Chapter 7: Transformations and TessellationsUsing Your Algebra Skills 7: Finding the Orthocenter and Centroid
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See Key Curriculum's Discovering Algebra and Discovering AdvancedAlgebra for coverage of this topic.
ALGEBRA
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GeometryAn Investigative Approach
by Michael Serra
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Standard Benchmarks
5. Apply the laws of exponents to performoperations on expressions withfractional exponents.
6. Know the numeric, graphic andsymbolic properties of power,logarithmic and exponential functions.
7. Solve a wide variety of mathematicaland real-world problems involvingpower, exponential and logarithmicfunctions and equations, discardextraneous solutions and present results graphically.
8. Know the numeric, graphic andsymbolic properties of rationalfunctions.
9. Solve a wide variety of mathematicaland real-world problems involvingrational functions, discard extraneoussolutions and present results graphically.
10. Factor polynomials representing thedifference of squares, perfect squaretrinomials and quadratics with rationalfactors.
Discovering Geometry
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Chapter 10: VolumeProject: Maximizing Volume
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Chapter 10: VolumeProject: Maximizing Volume
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See Key Curriculum's Discovering Advanced Algebra for coverage ofthis topic.
See Key Curriculum's Discovering Algebra and Discovering AdvancedAlgebra for coverage of this topic.
GeometryDiscovering
GeometryAn Investigative Approach
by Michael Serra
Minnesota correlation of Discovering Geometry (© 2004) Key Curriculum Press 32
Standard Benchmarks
11. Make sketches including axes, centers,asymptotes, vertices of parabola,ellipses (including circles) andhyperbolas with axes parallel to thecoordinate axes, given their equations,and completing the square if necessary.
12. Find equations of parabolas, ellipsesand hyperbolas when presented withtheir graphs having axes parallel to the coordinate axes.
13. Add, subtract, multiply and dividecomplex numbers, interpret sumsgeometrically, and find complexsolutions of quadratic equations.
14. Know and use the Factor andRemainder Theorems.
15. Find the inverse of a function and thecomposition of functions by numericand symbolic methods. Know therelationship between the graphs of afunction and its inverse.
16. Know and use formal notation forsequences and series to solve relatedproblems.
Discovering Geometry
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See Key Curriculum's Discovering Advanced Algebra for coverage ofthis topic.
See Key Curriculum's Discovering Advanced Algebra for coverage ofthis topic.
See Key Curriculum's Discovering Advanced Algebra for coverage ofthis topic.
See Key Curriculum's Discovering Advanced Algebra for coverage ofthis topic.
See Key Curriculum's Discovering Advanced Algebra for coverage ofthis topic.
GeometryDiscovering
GeometryAn Investigative Approach
by Michael Serra
Minnesota correlation of Discovering Geometry (© 2004) Key Curriculum Press 33
Standard
Understand the properties of the standard trigonometricfunctions and apply them toreal-world and mathematicalproblems, especially geo-metrical problems. Developincreased mastery of geometricproof methodology.
Benchmarks
1. Know the six trigonometric functionsdefined for an angle in a right triangle.
2. Given the coordinates of a point on theterminal side of an angle in standardposition in the xy-plane, find the valuesof the trigonometric functions.
3. Convert between degrees and radianmeasures.
4. Solve applied problems about trianglesusing the law of sines including theambiguous case.
5. Solve applied problems about trianglesusing the law of cosines.
6. Graph the functions of the formAsin(Bt +C), Acos(Bt + C), andAtan(Bt + C) and know the meaning ofthe terms frequency, amplitude, phaseshift and period.
Discovering Algebra
Chapter 12: Trigonometry12.1: Trigonometric Ratios (3 functions only)
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Chapter 12: TrigonometryExploration: Trigonometric Ratios and the Unit Circle
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See Key Curriculum's Discovering Advanced Algebra for coverage ofthis topic.
Chapter 12: Trigonometry12.3: The Law of Sines12.5: Problem Solving with Trigonometry Chapter 12 ReviewTake Another Look
Chapter 12: Trigonometry12.4: The Law of Cosines12.5: Problem Solving with TrigonometryChapter 12 Review
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TRIGONOMETRY & GEOMETRY
GeometryDiscovering
GeometryAn Investigative Approach
by Michael Serra
Minnesota correlation of Discovering Geometry (© 2004) Key Curriculum Press 34
Standard Benchmarks
7. Simplify trigonometric expressionsusing identities and verify simpletrigonometric identities including sin2x + cos2x = 1, sum, difference,double angle and half-angle formulasfor sine and cosine.
8. Find all the solutions of a trigonometricequation on various intervals.
9. Know and be able to use the definitionsof the inverse trigonometric functionsand related methods to solve problemssuch as find cos(x) and tan(x) given thevalue of sin x and the quadrantcontaining the terminal side.
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See Key Curriculum's Discovering Advanced Algebra for coverage ofthis topic.
Chapter 12: Trigonometry12.1: Trigonometric Ratios12.2: Problem Solving with Right TrianglesChapter 12 Review
GeometryDiscovering
GeometryAn Investigative Approach
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