Geometers Sketchpad Unit 1 Lesson Plan Geometry Periods 3rd, 5th, & 6th Mrs.

Evelyn Morrison Introduction: This lesson unit is designed to investigate the components of Geometers Sketchpad while incorporating the beginning elements of Geometry. Learning Goals: Students will be able to open Geometers Sketchpad, construct simple geometry figures, measure segments and angles, translate the figures through a rotation and reflection, construct perpendicular and parallel lines, construct segment and angle bisectors, and construct circumscribed and inscribed circles. The use of Geometers Sketchpad will also reinforce the students understanding of the geometry figures and constructs described above. Integration Outline: Teaching Unit Title: Geometers Sketchpad Unit 1 Subject Area: Geometry Grade Level: 10th 12th grades Length of Unit: 5 days Technology Level: beginner to intermediate

Technology application(s) used: Geometers Sketchpad, Whickerbill (for tutorial) Resources and Materials needed: Chapter 1 Technology Guide handout, Geometers Sketchpad tutorial, geometry worksheets for triangles, rotations, and reflections, computer lab time; working computers with Geometers Sketchpad software installed. Web Site References: https://netfiles.uiuc.edu/emorriso/www/gsbasics.html https://netfiles.uiuc.edu/emorriso/www/gstricirc.html https://netfiles.uiuc.edu/emorriso/www/gstrans.html Print Materials: Chapter 1 Technology Guide handout, geometry worksheets for triangles, rotations, and reflections

Multimedia Integration Plan: Stage Warm up Method Chapter 1 lessons on basic geometry figures and measurements of segments and angles. Lessons will include activities and homework from the book. Activities will include the correct use of protractors for angle measurement. Warm up activities Discuss previous class activities and how we will be able to construct and measure figures on the computer Presentation How will the new Project the Geometers Sketchpad topics be tutorial on the screen. Have students presented. log on to network and find What resources / Geometers Sketchpad icon. All formats will be tutorials will be conducted in the used? computer lab. Guiding Activities that will Students will work individually in the introduce new computer lab and follow along with content the tutorials and create figures with What resources Geometers Sketchpad as described /formats will be in the tutorial. The tutorial stops at used? key points and/or asks question prompts. Lead discussion based on questions posed by the tutorial. The three tutorials will include one day each in the computer lab and one day of reinforcement activities in the classroom. Practice Follow up Follow up each tutorial with activities worksheets completed as group work What resources in class and class discussions on formats will be triangles, rotations, and reflections. used? All materials used will be from the book. Evaluation Assessment of Ongoing assessment by reviewing unit work in Geometers Sketchpad and grading completed worksheets. End of chapter test for overall assessment of these concepts incorporated with the rest of the chapter. One day of Geometers Sketchpad assessment will take place in the computer lab Previous knowledge & Transfer Time 2 weeks

5 min 5 min

1 unit / day; total of 3 days

1 day after each tutorial 2 days for review & test; plus 1 day for lab

after the chapter test.