Off on a Tangent

Students learn and apply vocabulary, notation, concepts, and geometric construction techniques associated with circles and their tangents to a historical real-world scenario, the Mason-Dixon Line, and a hypothetical real-world scenario, the North-South Florida Line.
Resource ID#: 46386 Type: Lesson Plan
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General Information

Subject(s): Mathematics
Grade Level(s): 9, 10, 11, 12
Intended Audience: Educators educators
Suggested Technology: Computers for Students, Internet Connection, Adobe Acrobat Reader, Microsoft Office, GeoGebra Free Software (Download the Free GeoGebra Software)
Instructional Time: 3 Hour(s)
Resource supports reading in content area:Yes
Freely Available: Yes
Keywords: Arc, chord, circle, circumference, construction, diameter, midpoint, perpendicular, radius, secant, tangency, tangent
Instructional Component Type(s): Lesson Plan,  Worksheet,  Problem-Solving Task
Resource Collection: CPALMS Lesson Plan Development Initiative

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