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4 min Bell woik Walking aiounu anu
assisting stuuents as neeueu
Woiking on the iatio pioblems
on theii white boaius
6 min Review constiuction
of peipenuiculai
bisectois
Nonitoiing anu assisting
stuuents in constiucting a
peipenuiculai bisectoi.
Woiking to constiuct a
peipenuiculai bisectoi anu
shaiing iueasmethous with a
paitnei.
4 min Intiouucing
vocabulaiy (meuian
anu centioiu of
tiiangle).
Showing anu example of a
meuian on a tiiangle anu
encouiaging stuuents to
sketch the othei meuians anu
uiscuss what they finu.
Naking a sketch of a tiiangle
with thiee meuian lines anu
uiscussing in gioups what they
notice about the lines.

S min Biawing Tiiangle on
caiu stock
Belping stuuents as neeueu
to uiaw a tiiangle on theii
caiustock.
Biawing a tiiangle on a piece of
caiu stock.
1S min Finuing the centioiu
of the tiiangle using
constiuctions oi
anothei methou of
choice
Walking aiounu, checking on
stuuent piogiess anu giving
feeuback as neeueu.
Constiucting the peipenuiculai
bisectois of the thiee tiiangle
siues anu using this to uiaw the
meuians anu finu the centioiu.
S min Cutting out tiiangle
anu balancing on
centioiu
Challenging stuuents to
balance theii tiiangle using
the centioiu.
Balancing theii tiiangle on the
centioiu anu uiscoveiing this is
the only point wheie it balances.
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Finuing the centioiu of a
tiiangle anu uiscoveiing the
centioiu theoiem.
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//AABCABDE/FB/BGHE Piove theoiems about tiiangles.
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//AABCABDE/FBIBGJE Nake foimal geometiic constiuctions
with a vaiiety of tools anu methous.
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Stuuents will be able to use constiuctions oi patty papei to finu the centioiu of a tiiangle.
Stuuents will be able to use the piopeities of the centioiu to finu missing measuies of tiiangles.
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hanus-on
woiking with paitneis
uiscussion
questioning
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compass SxS inuex caiuscaiu stock
scissois stiaight eugeiulei
patty papei
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The stait of the lesson will be a shoit bell woik that ieviews iatios.
Constiucting peipenuiculai bisectois will also be ievieweu aftei the bell woik is complete.
1S min Biscoveiing the
Centioiu Theoiem
Biiecting the stuuents to
measuie each segment
cieateu with the meuians
anu finuing the iatios.
Biscoveiing the ielationship that
the centioiu is locateu 2S of the
uistance fiom each veitex to the
miupoint of the opposite siue.
S min Summaiizing lesson Asking stuuents to ieflect on
what they have uiscoveieu.
Wiiting a biief paiagiaph on the
centioiu anu centioiu theoiem
anu theii thoughts about the
lesson.

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The aveiage stuuent will be able to use a compass anu stiaight euge to constiuct the
peipenuiculai bisectois anu the meuian lines. Stuuents that finu this too challenging will
be able to use patty papei as an alteinative methou. I will also have giiu inuex caius with
tiiangles alieauy uiawn on them. The points of these tiiangles will be selecteu so that they
can finu the miupoints easily using the miupoint foimula anu they can calculate anu uiaw
on the giiu wheie the centioiu is locateu. They can then cut out this tiiangle anu test theii
calculations. Stuuents that have othei uisabilities will be alloweu extenueu time to woik on
theii tiiangles. Theie is one uyslexic stuuent in my class that stiuggles with wiiting
quickly. In this case I woulu allow the stuuent to explain in woius what was uiscoveieu
uuiing the lesson anu giving extenueu time as neeueu.
I will also be able to challenge the highei-level stuuents by encouiaging them to use
multiple methous (miupoint foimula, patty papei, anu constiuctions) to finu the centioiu of
the tiiangle. I will fuithei challenge them by asking them to finu the centioiu of an L-
shapeu figuie, which can also be cut out anu balanceu to see that they uiu it coiiectly. If
some stuuents still neeu fuithei challenge, I woulu ask them to uiaw a tiiangle anu then
finu the foui points of concuiiency (oithocentei, incentei, centioiu anu ciicumcentei) anu
to uiscuss the ielationship of all the points within the tiiangle anu uiscuss which points of
concuiiency will not always be locateu within the tiiangle.
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The weeklessons befoie this the stuuents will be leaining othei points of tiiangle
concuiiency. This will all come aftei the stuuents have uone a unit on tiiangle congiuence.
Stuuents will have knowleuge of the following concepts:
Niupoint of a segment
Peipenuiculai bisectois
Tiiangle congiuency
Points of concuiiency (oithocentei anu incentei)

The weeklessons aftei leaining about the centioiu anu meuian the stuuents will focus on
pioblems applying the knowleuge they have leaineu about the uiffeient points of
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stuuents cieate tiiangles anu finu the centioiu. They
will also be assesseu on theii paiticipation.
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concuiiency. This will involve solving foi unknown segment lengths in tiiangles baseu on
ceitain given infoimation anu applying the knowleuge about the centioiu theoiem anu
othei theoiems about tiiangle ielationships. They will also leain about tiiangle
inequalities, anu the Pythagoiean theoiem.
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This lesson will have oppoitunities foi uiffeient leaining styles since theie will be many
uiffeient ways to appioach the pioblem. visual leaineis will be able to uiaw anu constiuct
theii own tiiangles with meuian lines. Auuitoiy leaineis will benefit fiom the uiscussions
anu paitnei talks that occui thioughout the lesson. Banus-on leaineis will be able to take
auvantage of eithei patty papei oi a compass anu stiaight euge to ueteimine the point of
concuiiency. Stuuents that piefei calculations will be able to use the tiiangle on the giiu
papei anu finu the centioiu using the miupoint foimula.
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Bow many lines uo we neeu to have concuiiency.
Aie theie multiple ways to finu the centioiu of a tiiangle.
Which methou uo you think is most accuiate.
Bo you think we coulu finu the centioiu of any polygon.
What uo you notice about the uistance fiom the veitex of the tiiangle to the centioiu.
What uo you notice about the uistance fiom the meuian line to the centioiu.
Can you uiaw a tiiangle that woulu not have a centioiu encloseu within it.

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1. Nake sense of pioblems anu peiseveie in solving them.
2. Reason abstiactly anu quantitatively.
S. Constiuct viable aiguments anu ciitique the ieasoning of otheis.
S. 0se appiopiiate tools stiategically.
6. Attenu to piecision

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The iuea foi this lesson was fiom my coopeiating teachei, Beb Pettit. I uiscusseu with hei
what she usually uiu to teach stuuents about the centioiu of a tiiangle anu she suggesteu
having them finu it using constiuctions. I came up with the iuea of challenging the gifteu
stuuents with the L-shape centioiu aftei uoing my own ieseaich on Wikipeuia anu othei
math ielateu websites.