options: Prove geometric theorems.

Understand and apply the Pythagorean Theorem.

Define trigonometric ratios and solve problems involving right triangles.

Reason with shapes and their attributes.

Understand congruence and similarity using physical models, transparencies, or geometry software.

Make geometric constructions.

Understand similarity in terms of similarity transformations.

Draw and identify lines and angles, and classify shapes by properties of their lines and angles.

Prove theorems involving similarity.

Solve real-world and mathematical problems involving area, surface area, and volume.

Apply geometric concepts in modeling situations.

Use coordinates to prove simple geometric theorems algebraically.

Classify two-dimensional figures into categories based on their properties.

Graph points on the coordinate plane to solve real-world and mathematical problems.

Explain volume formulas and use them to solve problems.

Solve real-life and mathematical problems involving angle measure, area, surface area, and volume.

Understand and apply theorems about circles.

Solve real-world and mathematical problems involving volume of cylinders, cones, and spheres.

Translate between the geometric description and the equation for a conic section.

Apply trigonometry to general triangles.

Draw, construct, and describe geometrical figures and describe the relationships between them.

Identify and describe shapes (squares, circles, triangles, rectangles, hexagons, cubes, cones, cylinders, and spheres).

Experiment with transformations in the plane.

Find arc lengths and areas of sectors of circles.

Visualize relationships between two-dimensional and three-dimensional objects.

Analyze, compare, create, and compose shapes.

Understand congruence in terms of rigid motions.
problem_activity: Warm-up
This activity encourages students to notice characteristics of scale drawings by observing examples and counterexamples, and to articulate what a scale drawing is. Though students are not expected to come up with precise definitions, they are likely able to intuit that scale drawings are accurate two-dimensional depictions of what they represent, in the sense that all shapes, arrangements of parts, and relative sizes match those of the actual objects.
Expect student observations about scale drawings to be informal and not mathematical. For example, they might say that a scale drawing looks just like the object it is portraying, with the parts shown having the right size and being in the right places in the drawing. Or that in a scale drawing, a smaller part in the actual object does not end up being larger in the drawing.
Like any mathematical model of a real situation, a scale drawing captures some important aspects of the real object and ignores other aspects. It may not be apparent to students that scale drawings prioritize features of one plane of the object (and sometimes features of other planes parallel to it) and ignore other surfaces and dimensions. Notice students who show insights around this idea so they can share later.
Launch
Arrange students in groups of 2. Before students look at the materials, poll the class to find out who has seen scale drawings. Ask a few students who are familiar with them to give a couple of examples of scale drawings they have seen. Then, give students 2 minutes to observe the examples and counterexamples of scale drawings and discuss in groups what they think a scale drawing is.
Student Facing
Here are some drawings of a school bus, a quarter, and the subway lines around Boston, Massachusetts. The first three drawings are
scale drawings
of these objects.
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The next three drawings are
not
scale drawings of these objects.
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Discuss with your partner what a scale drawing is.
Student Response
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Anticipated Misconceptions
If students struggle to characterize scale drawings, offer prompts to encourage them to look closer. For example, ask: “How do the shapes and sizes of the objects in the drawings compare to those of the actual objects?” Students may say that sizes of the objects in the scale drawings are smaller than those of the actual objects. Ask them if any parts of the scale drawings are distorted, compared to the actual object—ask them to focus on the two images of the quarter, one of which is circular in shape while the other is not.
Activity Synthesis
Ask a few students to share what they noticed about characteristics of scale drawings and to compare and contrast scaled copies and scale drawings. Discuss questions such as the following. Record common themes and helpful descriptions.
What do the examples have or show that the counterexamples do not?
How are scale drawings like scaled copies you saw in earlier lessons? How are they different than scaled copies?
What aspects of the bus, coin, and the city of Boston do the scale drawings show? What aspects of the actual objects do scale drawings
not
show?
Notice misconceptions, but it is not necessary to address them right away, as students’ understanding will be shaped in this and upcoming lessons. Tell students that they will continue to analyze scale drawings and revise their definitions in upcoming activities.


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