Student Activity Manual for College Geometry

Description

Chapter 1

Activity 1.1: “Division” Problems in Geometry

Activity 1.2: The Soma Cube Problem

Activity 1.3: Looking for Patterns

Activity 1.4: The Painted Cube Problem

Chapter 2

Activity 2.1: Quadrilaterals

Activity 2.2: The Tangram Puzzle

Activity 2.3: Symmetry

Activity 2.4: Tessellations

Activity 2.5: Angle Measures in Polygons

Activity 2.6: Polyhedra Models

Activity 2.7: Dimensional Analysis

Chapter 3

Activity 3.1: Perimeter and Area

Activity 3.2: Developing Area Formulas

Activity 3.3: Developing Circle Formulas

Activity 3.4: The Pythagorean Theorem

Activity 3.5: The Tangram Puzzle Revisited

Activity 3.6: Surface Area

Activity 3.7: Volume

Activity 3.8: Surface Area and Volume of Cylinders

Activity 3.9: The Soup Can Problem

Chapter 4

Activity 4.1: The Triangle Inequality and Revisiting the Pythagorean Theorem

Activity 4.2: Paper Folding “Constructions”

Activity 4.3: SAS Versus SSA

Activity 4.4: Exploring More Triangles

Chapter 5

Activity 5.1: Properties of Quadrilaterals

Activity 5.2: Subdividing Line Segments

Activity 5.3: Exploring Area and Constructions of Kites

Chapter 6

Activity 6.1: Introduction to Similar Triangles

Activity 6.2: Approximating Heights and Distances

Chapter 7

Activity 7.1: Circle Description

Activity 7.2: More Paper Folding “Constructions”

Activity 7.3: Reconstructing a Circle

Chapter 8

Activity 8.1: Slopes of Lines

Activity 8.2: Midsegments and the Midquad

Chapter 9

Activity 9.1: Tracing Paper Isometries

Activity 9.2: Size Transformations

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This manual contains a wealth of hands-on activities correlated with chapters in the text. These activities promote learning of concepts and provide valuable hands-on geometry experience.

This manual contains a wealth of hands-on activities correlated with chapters in the text. These activities promote learning of concepts and provide valuable hands-on geometry experience.