Geometry Honors
Session Date
Lesson Topic
Volumes of prisms and cylinders
Lesson Outline
I started the lesson by demonstrating how a stack of playing cards could model either a right rectangular prism or an oblique one. I showed him how pushing on the top of the right prism would convert it into an oblique one. I also showed him how a single card could model as a cross section of the prism. In either case, I reminded him that Cavalieri's Principle guarantees that both volumes are the same. We then followed some examples in the book of applications of volume formulas. There was some time to do a few problems from the exercises. There was no assignment.
Assignment
See lesson outline.
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
60
Lesson Comments
Joshua was better behaved today because the lesson was being observed by Dr. Houlihan. There were fewer distractions than usual.
Session Date
Lesson Topic
Volumes of Cones and Pyramids
Lesson Outline
The plan was to go over the formulas for cones and pyramids with Sam. I would show the similarities and differences in their formulas and then we would solve some selected problems for both figures. Unfortunately, Sam was not available in person or virtually today. There was no assignment.
Assignment
See lesson outline.
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
0
Lesson Comments
Sam has been absent for a few sessions and is seriously deficient in his hours.
Session Date
Lesson Topic
Prisms, cross sections, and volumes of rotation
Lesson Outline
I introduced Joshua to solid geometry and the terms face, vertex, and edge. I showed him Euler's formula relating those three aspects of any polyhedron and demonstrated how it was applied. I also showed him how the cross section and solid of revolution is developed. There was no assignment.
Assignment
See lesson outline.
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
60
Lesson Comments
Joshua has been interrupting class to the point of being rude. He usually eats during class and uses that as an interruption along with constant other interruptions including getting out of his chair and nearly tripping into the door or walls. It is becoming very difficult and frustrating to instruct him.
Session Date
Lesson Topic
Test on Circles
Lesson Outline
I gave Matthew his test on Circles. The ten question test included questions on tangent lines, secant lines and chords intersecting in or near circles. He was able to complete the test in a single session and scored a perfect score of 100%. There was no assignment.
Assignment
see lesson outline
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
60
Lesson Comments
Matthew was well-prepared for the test and did not need much pre-test review. He worked straight through until he finished it.
Session Date
Lesson Topic
Test on Circles
Lesson Outline
Josh finished his test and scored a perfect score of 100%. The ten question test included questions about chords, tangents, and secant lines intersecting inside or near circles. After I graded the test, I introduced the next chapter on solid figures. I started to introduce Euler's formula relating the number of faces, vertices, and edges of any polyherdron. There was no assignment.
Assignment
See Lesson Outline.
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
60
Session Date
Lesson Topic
Cones ans Pyramids
Lesson Outline
The plan was to go over the formulas for cones and pyramids with Sam. I would show how the formulas are similar and their differences. We would then solve some selected problems for both figures. Unfortunately, Sam was not available in person or virtually today. There was no assignment.
Assignment
See Lesson Outline.
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
0
Lesson Comments
Sam has lost a lot of opportunities to make up his missing hours but has declined numerous attempts I've made at meeting with him.
Session Date
Lesson Topic
Chemistry
Lesson Outline
Matthew worked on his Chemistry homework and a prior lab.

Matthew and I worked on balancing single replacement equations and drawing diagrams relating to pressure and temperature.
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
60
Session Date
Lesson Topic
Complete the Review of Circles and Start Test
Lesson Outline
I worked with Joshua to finish the review problems on circles with the emphasis on intersections of secant segments. We then started the test covering the properties of circles, their angles and segments. There was no assignment.
Assignment
See Lesson Outline.
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
60
Lesson Comments
Josh was more focused than other, recent lessons. The test helped focus his efforts.
Session Date
Lesson Topic
Review of Circles
Lesson Outline
Matthew and I worked on problems in the chapter review including inscribed angles and secants intersecting inside and near circles. We completed the problems required to prepare for the chapter test. There was no assignment.
Assignment
See Lesson Outline.
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
60
Lesson Comments
Matthew was able to calculate the angles and segment lengths required of some very complex problems.
Session Date
Lesson Topic
Volumes of cylinders, prisms, pyramids, and cones
Lesson Outline
I worked with Sam to find the volumes of cylinders and prisms with various bases. We found the volume of cylinders with both the radii and diameters given. The prisms had triangular, rectangular, and trapezoidal bases. We also did problems finding volumes of leaning prisms. There was no assignment.
Assignment
See Lesson Outline.
Session Minutes
120
Minutes Student Attended
45
Lesson Comments
Sam started the lesson late and was not available for his scheduled afternoon session.