10 May 2023 Grade 12 Essentials. Word of the Day: Quadrilateral
Announcement(s)
- No In-Class Lessons Wed, Thurs, Friday [Teacher Conference].
- Students to particpate in [Self] Guided lessons in blog(s)
- Quiz [Regular Weekly Quiz] Tomorrow (on line) during class time hours.
- Graduating this Year? Send me a Grad photo and a Baby Pic! Will be fun. Baby Pic Details.
Todays’ Lesson(s)
- Trigonometry Practice. Been doing Trig ever since September! Here is the Practice Test we had back in Grade 11. Good idea to do it again! Not Hand-in. Here are the answers available in the Unit G Webpage: Trig Practice Answers
- Spend 90 mins doing that Trig Practice
- More than ample Video Support in Previous Blogs
- Quiz tomorrow will be on-line like the several others we have done since Grade 10.
- Quiz format: likely three Trig Questions, two stats Questions, a Problem Solve question, a Loan Question.
- Geometry Lesson. Complete Assgt C-8 Polygon Practice and Cental Angles
- Ample Video Support in the Lesson Support Video Playlist: Polygons Playlist
- Unit A – Problem Solve. Issued several Unit A Assignments for Problem Solving. How do you think? How do you solve problems? Some suggested methods. I issued an A-4 Make a Table, A-5 Solve Simple Version, A-6 Use a Formula, A-7 Various Problems!
- Give at least Assgt A-4 a try. Often easy to organize repetitive calculations in a table rather than flung randomly all over the page!
- Here is my related Video: Solve Problem Solve Using a Table.
- Unit G Workbook. And yes, you probably noticed we have Unit G Workbook of Past Exam Questions. Just try some of that without the printout on your own on blank paper.
Useful Resources.
- Need a review of Grade 10 and 11 Trig (SOH CAH TOA?) Don’t forget: MrRichards Playlist
- Glossary. Have you checked out the glossary at the back of the Unit G notes? [Knowing the meaning of words is the beginning of wisdom].
- Past Exam Questions – Trigonometry. 12 Pages of questions (with answers).
- DESMOS Geometry. If you have a tablet or laptop you really do have to explore this App. Video: Demonstrate Polygons in DESMOS Geometry
- Math is Fun Dictionary (Glossary and Definitions). Check out the illustrated Glossary ‘Math is Fun‘. Has some animations [‘manipulatives’] too. Flip through it, check out words you need clarified.
- Quiz Debrief Movies in one-stop shopping playlist: Course Quiz Debrief Movies. And in each video check out the index under ‘.. Show More‘
- Archived Past Provincial Exams -Grade 12 Essential. We are exempt this year from provincial exams, but there is ~10 years worth of past exams! Thousands of questions, every unit, with full solutions not just answers, and hazards to avoid. They actually show exemplars of the most common mistakes too!
- Cheat Sheet. Here is the purpose of YOUR ‘Cheat Sheet’: Study Notes Preparation. 5% of your course mark. Here is an example of a Grade 12 Essential Cheat from a former student.
- Daily Whiteboard Lessons. Every lesson from every day on the whiteboard, also printed at front of the class
- Protocol for Learning at Home. Stuck at home? Still expected to do work!