Common Core Curriculum Map for Mathematics: Geometry
Time
Content
September
Basics of
Geometry
September
Reasoning and
Proof
Lines
October
November- Triangles
December
December
Quadrilaterals
Topics
Definitions, distance and
midpoint formula, bisectors,
angle relationships, intro to
2-D shapes, and constructions:
segments, angles, bisectors
Postulates, proofs with
segments and angles
Parallel lines and transversals,
slope, finding the equations of
lines, perpendicular lines,
constructing: perpendicular
lines, perpendicular bisector,
and a line parallel
Properties of isosceles and
equilateral triangles, triangle
theorems, methods of proving
congruent triangles including
coordinate proofs,
altitudes, medians and angle
bisectors, construct an
equilateral triangle
Parallelograms and other
special quadrilaterals, proving
theorems of quadrilaterals
including coordinate proof,
construct a square, area of
quadrilaterals
Standards
Learning
Experiences
G-CO.1,9,12
Matching definitions
activity, N-spire activity,
planes index card
activity
G-CO.9
G-MG.3
G-CO.1,9,12
G-MG.3
G-GPE.5,7
N-spire activity with
proofs
N-spire activities with
lines/slopes
G-CO.7,8,10,13
G-MG.3
Puzzle proofs, N-spire
activity with points of
concurrency, Euler line
demonstration, sum of
angles in a triangle
activity
G-CO.11,13
G-MG.3
G-GPE.4, 7
G-C.3
Special quadrilaterals
flow chart
January
Proportions and
Similarity
February
Right Triangles
and Trigonometry
Transformations
March
MarchApril
Circles
May
Three
Dimensional
Space
Similar polygons, proving
triangles similar, parallel lines
and proportionality, scale
drawings, partitioning directed
line segment, areas of similar
figures
Pythagorean Theorem, special
right triangles, trigonometry,
Reflections, rotations,
translations, dilations,
symmetry, transformation
relationships with congruence
and similarity
Circle parts, theorems about
chords and tangent lines, arc
length, sector area, equations
of circles, construct a regular
hexagon in a circle
Surface area, volume, and
cross section
G-SRT.2,3,4,5
G-MG.3
G-GPE.6
Scale drawing activity
G-SRT.4,6,7,8
Similar right triangle
activity
N-spire activity with
reflections, MIRA
activity, patty paper
G-CO.2,3,4,5,6
G-SRT.1
G-CO.1,13
G-GMD.1
G-C.1,2,3,5
G-GPE.1,4
N-spire activity with arcs
and angles, Puzzle
proofs, circle puzzles
worksheet, Pi Day
G-MG.1,2
G-GMD.1,3,4
Smartboard diagrams,
net activity