Mr. Kellershohn's Grade 10 Math Home page
H.B.Sc.Mathematics, B.Ed, H. Specialist Mathematics

Welcome to my Grade 10 Academic Math homepage. Please make a selection below
to go to the appropriate unit or visit the unit outlines.


Linear Systems/Analytic Geometry/Polynomials  

Quadratic Functions / Quadratic Equations

Trigonometry / Unit Plan Outlines



LINEAR SYSTEMS
Day 1

Introduction to course, Course Outline

Marking Scheme, Texbooks e.t.c.

Day 2

Simplifying and Evaluating Expressions

Handout

Day 3

Ordered Pairs ans Solutions

Text page 3
# 1-5,11,12

Day 4

Three Methods for Graphing Equations

Text page 3 # 7-10

Day 5

Briefly review Slope, Domain and Range

Inclass Graphing Assignment

Day 6

Solving Linear Systems Graphically

Text Page 12-13
# 1ab,2ab,3ijkl,4ab

Day 7

Solving Linear Systems by Substitution

Text Page 21 # 3 a-u, 4ab,6,7,8,10d,11

Day 8

Solving Linear Systems
by Elimination

Text Page 30-33 #1-3a
5a,6a,7e,8b,9atof
11,12ab,17a,18a,19

Day 9

Solving Systems When To Use Each Method

InClass Assignment Due Before End of Period

Complete Questions from yesterday

Day 10

Translating words into Equations

Text Page 44
# 2 to 17 omit # 10

Day 11

Instructrions on How to Use Graphing Calculators

Assignment ( Handout ) Will be completed using the calculators.

Day 12

No Notes
Worked on a
Graphing Calculator
Activity

Day 13

Will be working on a group activity

Text Page 60 # 1-4

Day 14

Notes; Review ( Summary of Unit )

Work; Specific Review Questions Given From Text

Day 15

Review Work cont'd

Introduction of the Next Unit

Day 16

Unit Test Linear Systems

Average of Test
Approx. 77 %



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ANALYTIC GEOMETRY
Day 1

Pythagorean Theorem

Worksheet Handed Out in Class
Day 2

QUIZ Radicals

Pythagorean Problem Solving

Worksheet Handed Out in Class
Day 3

QUIZ Pythagorean Theorem

Length of a Line

Text page 71 #1,6-12
Day 4

Midpoint of a Line

Equation of a Circle

Text page 71 # 2,3,4 page 77 # 1egh, 2-4, 8-10
Day 5

Notes; Review Slopes and Equations of Lines

Text page 84 # 1-3 and page 85 # 1,2
If needed page 78-79 # 12,14,15,16,17


Day 6

Parallel and Perpendicular Lines

Text Page 87 # 1,2
Worksheet Given in Class

Day 7

QUIZ Length/Midpoint/Slopes

Properties of Figures
Bisectors/Medians/Altitudes
Circumcentre/Orthocentre
and Centroid

Day 8

Distance from a point to a line

Text
page 95-97 # 1,3,5,6,14
page 103 #1

Day 9

Geometers Sketchpad Activity

Computer Room

Day 10

Group Problem Solving Activity
Fermi Questions
Text Page 108 ...

Day 11

Review of Analytic Geometry Unit

Day 12

UNIT TEST
Analytic Geometry

Average of Test
Approx. 80 %

Day 13

Summative Assessment
Activity # 1
Includes Unit One and Unit Two



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POLYNOMIALS
Day 1

Took up Fermi
Questions

Started Unit 3 Polynomials
Worksheets Given in class

Day 2

Review of Exponent Rules
Worksheets Handed Out
Text Page 127 #1-6

Day 3

Polynomials and
Binomial Expansion

Text Page 137
# 1,2,4,5a-d
Page 131-133
# 1 - 10

Day 4

Special Products and
the Binomial
Expansion

Text Page 131-133 # 1-10
Page 142-145 # 2-4, 5-8 a to d

Day 5

QUIZ Binomial Expansion

Common Factoring

Text Page 150-151
# 1-4 a to d, 5 ,6 abf

Day 6

Factoring Trinomials

Page 132-133 # 14,16,17,19
Page 144-145 # 14,16,19,23,24
and
Page 156-158 # 1-7,9,10,11

Day 7

Factoring Trinomials

Coefficients other
than One
Text Page 163
#1-5 a-d,6,7,8

Day 8

Factoring Special Quadratics

Factoring Worksheet

Day 9

Puzzle Grid

Practice Factoring


Day 10

Group Work

Problem Solving
Activity
Text Page 183 # 1 -5, 7, 8, 10

Day 11

Review Polynomials

Chapter Test Questions

Day 12

Unit Test
Polynomials

Test Average
Approx. 68.7%



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QUADRATIC FUNCTIONS

Day 1

Domain and Range

Transformations

No Homework...sorry

Day 2

Graphing Quadratics

Worksheet on
Transformations

Day 3

Graphing Quadratics
continued

Day 4

Recalled Perfect
Square Trinomials

Graphing Worksheet
Completed In Class

Day 5

NO SCHOOL

Day 6

Completing The Square

Text Page 234
# 1 to 5 a-d, #7

Day 7

Recall General
Quadratic Structure

Quadratic Dental Arch
Assignment

Day 8

Drawing a Brdige
Assignment

Worksheet Handed
out in class

Day 9

Bridge Assignment
continued

Day 10

Review Questions

Text Page 258-259
# 1 to 14

Day 11

Unit Test

Quadratic Functions
Test Average
Approx. 70 %

Day 12

Group Problem
Solving Activity

Text Page 261, 263
and 264

Day 13

Problem Solving
Activity continued

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QUADRATIC EQUATIONS

Day 1

Start Unit 5

Quaratic Equations

Simplifying, evaluating
and factoring equations

Text Page 269 All

Day 2

Solving Quadratics
by graphing

Text Page 275 #1,2,3,5,16
Page 265 All

Day 3

Summaive Assessment
Chapter 3 and 4

Day 4

Solving Quadratics
by factoring

Text Page 282 #1-9

Day 5

Solving Quadratics
Quadratic Formula

Text Page 292 #1-5

Day 6

Review of Three
Methods

Solving Word
PRoblems

Text Page 283-285
page 293-295

Day 7

Graphing Calculator
Solving For Roots

Day 8

Review Summary

Review Questions
Text Page 305
# 1 - 7

Day 9

Unit Test
Quadratic
Equations
Test Average
Approx. 72 %

Day 10

Goup Problem
Solving Activity

Text Page 306-311

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TRIGONOMETRY

Day 1

Unit VI
TRIGONOMETRY


Day 2

Recall; Ratios and
Proportions

Angle Properties

Worksheets given in class

Day 3

Took Up Deductive
Geometry worksheet

Congruent Triangles

Worksheet(s)

Day 4

Similar Triangles

Text Page 322
# 1-4,5,6,8-10

Day 5

Similar Triangle
Activity

Measuring Inaccessible
Heights

Day 6

Away at York
University Competition

Worksheets Handed
Out

Day 7

Trigonometric Ratios
The Tangent Ratio

Text Page 330
# 1-8,11,12,13

Day 8

The Sine Ratio

Text Page 338
# 1-8,11,12

Day 9

Quiz Sine and Tan
Ratios

The Cosine Ratio

Text Page 344
# 1-11,13,14

Day 10

Solving Right
Triangle Problems

Using all Three
Trig Ratios

Worksheet Handed
Out in Class

Day 11

Multiple Triangles

Text Page 355
# 1 - 10,11,12,19

Day 12

Sine Law

Questions from
Textbook

Day 13

Cosine Law

Questions from
Textbook

Day 14

Problem Solving

Using Sine and
Cosine Laws

Handout Given
in Class

Day 15

Cougar Fest
Awards Assembly

Day 16

Group Problem
Solving Activity

Word Problems
Using Trigonometry

Day 17

Review Questions

Text Page
Day 18

Summative
Assessment # 3

Day 19

Unit Test
Trigonometry

Test Average
Approx.
Day 20

Math In the
Movies Activity

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REVIEW

Day 1

Start Review
of the course

Unit I

Day 2

Start Review
of the course

Unit II

Day 3

Start Review
of the course

Unit III

Day 4

Start Review
of the course

Unit IV

Day 5

Start Review
of the course

Unit V

Day 6

Start Review
of the course

Unit VI


SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT

This assignment is done in three parts. One part is completed at the end of every two units. It takes one period, and is intended for students to solve word problems.


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