School: Julian Cho Technical High School Unit Topic: Geometry: Trigonometry 1 & 2

Subject: Mathematics Date & Duration: January 7 – 25, 2013 (3 weeks)

Class: 4 Agric., 4 Bus., 4 Const., 4 H/M, 4 Sci. Facilitators: Mr. Samuel Ack & Ms. Gabriela Rash

Introduction:
This topic introduces students to the conversion of degrees to radians and vice versa. It provides alternative methods to
calculate for length of minor arc, area of sector and area of minor segment of a circle. Students will use the radian formulae to find the
length and area of the arc and sector and segment of circle. Moreover, the unit will acquaint students with Sine Rule and Cosine Rule
to find the length of the sides and area of non – right angle triangles and to locate position of objects using bearings.

Rationale:
It caters for the appreciation in understanding the relationship between degrees and radians after 3 weeks. After which
students should be competent in calculating the length of the minor arc, area of the sector of a circle and area of minor segment of a
circle using degree formulae and radian formulae. Students will know how to apply the Sine Rule and the Cosine Rule along with the
application of bearings. The topic will also enable the revision of basic concepts in trigonometry towards the preparation for ATLIB
and CXC candidates.

Unit Goals:
a) To convert degrees to radians.
b) To convert radians to degrees.
c) To calculate for the length of the minor arc of a circle.
d) To calculate the area of the minor sector of a circle.
e) To calculate the area of the minor segment of a circle.
f) To use the trigonometrical ratios of special angles.
g) Use the Sine Rule and Cosine Rule in problems involving triangles and circles.
h) Calculate the area of a triangle given two sides and the included angle by mean of the formula.
Area of ∆ABC = ½abSin C
i) State the position between objects.
Sub - Topic Specific Objectives Learning Activities Assessment Strategies Session
Introduction 1. Explain thoroughly the 1. Explain the course outline with 1. Questions and 2
objectives of the semester students. answers hr.
3
and the unit. 2. Emphasize the expectations and the 2. Group discussions
grading criteria
3. Discuss in groups
Convert Degrees to 1. Be able to convert angles 1. Brainstorm the whole concept of 1. Seat work 1 hr.
Radians in degrees to radians and angles in degrees. 2. Group work
vice versa. 2. Explain a new conversion unit for
2. To differentiate the two degrees to radians.
formulae. 3. Illustrate examples to do the
c conversion.
1o  4. Students will explain steps followed
180o
to do the conversion of angle from
degrees to radians.
180o
1rad . 

Length of Minor Arc 1. To calculate the length of 1. Brainstorm in groups the properties of 1. Questions and 1 hr.
the minor arc using l  r
c a circle particularly minor arc, minor answers
 sector and minor segment. 2. Seat work
l  2 r 2. Write down the formulae for the 3. Assignments
and 360o . angles in degrees and also angles in
2. To do the assignment and radians.
other work easily. 3. Thoroughly go through examples in
calculating length of minor arc using
both formulae with the given angles
for both units.
Area of Minor 1. To calculate the area of the 1. Explain examples using both 1. Seat work 1 hr.
Sector minor sector using formulae. 2. Classwork

A   r2
360o and
1
A  r 2 c
2 .
Area of Minor 1. To calculate the area of the 1. Explain examples using both 1. Seat work 2 hrs.
Segment minor segment using the formulae. 2. Assignment
formula 3. Quiz
1    4. Group discussion
A  r2  o
 Sin 
2  180  and
1

A  r 2  c  Sin c
2

Sine Rule and 1. To calculate the unknown 1. Explain the need for Sine Rule and 1. Seat work 2 hrs.
Cosine Rule angle or sides of a non – Cosine Rule. 2. Assignment
right angle triangle. 2. Illustrate examples using the formulae 3. Classwork
a b c 3. Reiterate reasons when using the
  respective formulae.
SinA SinB SinC

a 2  b 2  c 2  2bcCosA

Area of Triangle and 1. To solve for the area of 1. Explain examples to members in 1. Seat work 1 hr.
Parallelogram triangle using three group. 2. Discussion
formulae. 2. Go through exercises. 3. Classwork
2. To calculate the area of
parallelogram using the
formula A  abSinC .

Bearings 1. State bearings of objects.
 Two digits 2. Find distance between
 Three digits objects and state its
position.
3. To calculate bearings using
Sine Rule or Cosine Rule.
1. Brainstorm the concept of bearings. 1. Assignment 2 hrs.
2. Explain examples of two digit 2. Group work
bearings. 3. Test #1
3. Illustrate examples how to calculate
the bearings of objects.
4. Apply the Sine Rule and Cosine Rule
to find bearings.
Resources and Materials:
 Mathematics: A Complete Course Book Vol. 1 & 2

References:
 Classroom Settings, Test Paper.
 MAI 4th Form Mathematics Macmillan CXC Revision Guide 2nd Edition.

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