We talked about the final exam and decided to use our PLT time Friday to take a closer look and create reviews.
John shared some interactive sites that help teach the area formulas of different polygons:
(Area
of a triangle) Examples
of finding area of a triangle http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/activities/TriangleExplorer/
(Area of a
parallelogram) Illustration
of base/height on par. needed for area http://www.mathopenref.com/parallelogramarea.html
(Area
of a kite) How
kite formula relates to rect. Formula http://tube.geogebra.org/student/m14644
We discussed timelines for the unit and the remainder of the year.
