Author: Melissa Schneider

Geometry

Its about drawing, constructing and describing geometrical figures and describing the relationships between them. It’s also about solving real-life and mathematical problems involving angle measure, area, surface area, and volume.

UNIT MAP

Geometry and Measurement

UNIT ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS
What is the difference between 2-D and 3-D geometries and what types of math are used for each?
Perplexing Planes…
A look into 2-D Geometry

- classify, measure, and draw angles using appropriate tools
- determine unknown angle measures by writing and solving simple equations
- classify and draw geometric shapes with given conditions
- construct triangles from given angle or side measures using appropriate tools noticing when the conditions determine a unique triangle, more than one triangle, or no triangle at all
- use correct notation to name geometric elements and make statements of similarity / congruency
- solve proportional problems that involve scale drawings
- construct a scale drawing that is proportional to a given geometric figure

- classify and provide examples of the geometric elements of 3D figures
- describe the 2D figures that result from the
slicing (observing cross-sections) of 3D
figures
- solve math and real-world problems that
involve calculating the volume of 3D figures
composed of triangles, quadrilaterals,
polygons, cubes, and right prisms
- solve math and real-world problems that
involve calculating the surface area of 3D
figures composed of triangles, quadrilaterals,

- recall and use the formulas for area and circumference to solve math problems
- explain the relationship between the area and circumference of a circle
- solve real-world problems that involve calculating the area of 2D figures composed of triangles, quadrilaterals, and other (more complex) polygons

UNIT VOCABULARY
Angle, Polygon, Quadrilateral, Triangle, Congruent / Similar, Perimeter / Circumference, Diameter / Radius, Pi, Area, Face / Edge / Vertex, Surface Area, Volume