District 11 Educational Support Services
Mathematics



Geometry in Construction
Course Name: IT.GEOCONS

Overview
This course provides an opportunity for students to learn about all facets of the construction and building trades industry through "real-world" applications. Students work together in planning and actually building a full scale weekender cabin. Geometric concepts are mastered as students apply them in construction design and manufacturing. By applying math concepts in practice, students gain a better understanding of both disciplines. These experiences increase students' marketability in industry as they pursue future careers or post secondary education. This course is taught in a block format with one geometry instructor and one construction trades instructor.
Prerequisite: Integrated Geometry or Algebra 1 and 2
Course Length: 2 Semesters   Period Length: 1  Grade Level:  10   Credit per Semester: 2
Additional Credit Information: Credit per Semester: 2. (1 Math and 1Practical Arts or Elective) Elective)
Available: Mitchell High School

Enduring Understandings - important ideas that students should carry with them years beyond the instruction received this year.

  • Design of all products includes an understanding of geometry.
  • Geometry builds our world.

  • Units matter and precision matters.

  • Proportional reasoning solves real world problems.

  • Mathematics incorporates multiple problem solving strategies.  

Essential Questions - most important “big picture” questions students should be able to answer after completing learning activities.

  • How is geometry related to everything? 
  • How is the triangle the essential building block for everything? 

  • What purposes do measurements serve?

CSAP Standards: Highest Frequency High Frequency Other Standards and E-Skills

Standard 2: (Algebra and Functions) Students use algebraic methods to explore, model and describe patterns and functions involving numbers, shapes, data, and graphs in problem-solving situations and communicate the reasoning used in solving these problems.
2.1 Recognize, extend and use geometric, numeric, linear, or visual patterns to solve a problem.  Using the rule for a pattern to represent it in a table, graph, and problem solve.  Recognize an equation that models a given situation.
2.5a Solve simple equations
2.5b Translate English expressions and algebraic expressions
2.2 Recognizing, describing, and extending a pattern and function using tables and graphs in a problem solving situation.  Using a table to find a constant/unit rate.
2.5 Substituting in a formula to compute a value. Solving a simple linear equation in a problem solving situation. Using a linear function given in a context to solve a problem.

Standard 4: (Geometry) Students use geometric concepts, properties, and relationships in problem-solving situations and communicate the reasoning used in solving these problems.
4.5b Solve problems involving area of circles, triangles, and parallelograms
4.5c Solve problems involving surface area of rectangular prisms
4.6a Reflect, translate, and rotate figures to determine congruency

Standard 5: (Measurement) Students use a variety of tools and techniques to measure, apply the results in problem-solving situations, and communicate the reasoning involved in solving these problems.
5.4a Solve problems involving area of trapezoids, regular hexagons, and regular octagons

Standard 6: (Computation) Students link concepts and procedures as they develop and use computational techniques, including estimation, mental arithmetic, paper-and-pencil, calculators, and computers, in problem-solving situations and communicate the reasoning involve
6.2 Order of Operations (Parenthesis, Exponents, Multiplication and Division, Addition and Subtraction; PEMDAS Adding, Subtracting, Multiplying and Dividing with whole numbers, exponents, decimals, fractions, mixed numbers, and integers.
6.2 Recognize format of equations with one or more variables. Introduce 1 step equations.

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