Many thanks to Mrs. Sabatelli for finding, and sharing, this amazing site!
While Mrs. Sabatelli was preparing for a recent math lesson, she came across an amazing website that demonstrates how to successfully complete mathematical operations and constructions. These videos take a step-by-step approach and even explain the reasoning behind the techniques used. I encourage all Math 7 students to take a few minutes to explore the site (Brightstorm) and to watch the videos that relate to our current unit of study.
Many thanks to Mrs. Sabatelli for finding, and sharing, this amazing site!
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Although constructing a square with a compass and straight edge was a challenging concept, I was so proud to see that students in Math 7 continued to work hard and were eventually successful in mastering this objective. For those needing a review of the two methods presented in class, feel free to watch the screencast to clarify your understanding.
Bisections are a key concept of the Math 7, Unit 3 curriculum. When creating a bisection, a student is tasked with the responsibility of dividing a line segment or angle into two equal parts. Although this is mostly a math concept, students were able to link the term bisection to their vocabulary studies. Bi, meaning two, and Sect, meaning parts.
In order to master today's mastery objective, students had to construct bisections of line segments and angles while only using a compass and a straight edge. Although this objective seemed challenging at first, once students were able to connect today's task with their prior knowledge of geometric constructions they proved successful. Take a moment to review proper construction procedures while watching today's screencast. |
AuthorMy name is Mr. Bliven and I have been teaching at Matsunaga for 13 years. I love teaching and view education as a lifelong journey. Although I already hold several graduate degrees from McDaniel College and Johns Hopkins, I was thrilled to have recently completed my graduate certificate in technology integration from the University of Florida. I plan to continue my graduate studies and I am looking forward to using the strategies I learn with my students. Archives
October 2014
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