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Objectives National Standards

During this mystery students will:

  • Extend, and explain symbolic and
    numeric patterns, by decoding clues
    written in Egyptian hieroglyphs.
    Identify angles as acute, right, or
    obtuse.
  • Indentify intersecting, parallel, and
    perpendicular lines to gain access to
    secret chambers of the pharaoh's
    tomb.
  • Demonstrate an understanding of the
    relationships of angles formed by
    intersecting lines.
  • Demonstrate an understanding of the
    relationships of angles fomed by a
    transversal that intersects parallel
    lines.
  • Understand midpoint and slope
    conjunctures when given their points
    on a plane or by comparing lines to
    other parralel or perendicular lines.
  • Demonstrate an understanding of the
    Pythagorean theorem by appling the
    theorem to the solution of problems
    that are needed to solve the mystery.
  • Recognize two-dimensional
    representations of three-dimensional
    objects, e.g., nets, projections, and
    perspective drawings to successfully
    navigate through the online mystery.
  • Apply inductive and deductive
    reasoning to determine the relative
    importance of clues collected during
    the mystery.

1) Students specify locations and
describe spatial relationships by
using coordinate geometry to
examine geometric shapes and
lines.

2) Students analyze characteristics
and properties of 2-D and 3-D
geometric shapes and develop
mathematical arguments about
geometric relationships.

3) Students use visualization, spatial
reasoning and geometric modelling
to solve problems.

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