Lesson Order and Timing - Similarity, Right Triangles, and Trigonometry

Step 1

Get Prepared (5 minutes):

Gather materials, copies, or computers. Review the lesson.

• Pythagorean Theorem Activity
• Congruent & Similar Triangle Practice & Answers and Congruent/Similar Slide Presentation
• Similarity Triangle Activity
• Similarity Versus Congruence Triangles & Answers

Step 2

Think: Pre-Lesson Knowledge Check! (15 minutes):

The purpose is for students to see the relevance of the various math abilities that will be needed to solve this problem.

Materials:

• Height of a Building

Step 3

Model & Think: Math Lesson ( 50 - 70 minutes):

Knowledge Check results together to help learn students' abilities so that you can guide support through the lessons in this section. 

Materials:

• Warm up - Solving Equivalent Fractions
• Using Proofs Activity
• Height of a Building

Includes Progress Monitoring (10 minutes): Includes Progress Monitoring chart to complete when students are working on the activity.

Step 4

Connect: Closing the Lesson (5 minutes):

Time to celebrate success, review missed skills, and provide enrichment activities through real-world application ideas. 

Materials:

• Height of a Streetlamp

Step 5

Post-Lesson Knowledge Check! (10 - 15 minutes):

Confirm that the student can now demonstrate mastery and application of this skill.