Lesson 1-3: Points, Lines and Planes

Step 1: Copy the learning target for today's lesson and the essential question into the notes.

Learning Target:
Students know precise definitions of space, points, lines, and planes. Students can identify collinear and non-collinear points and coplanar points.

Essential Question:
Describe the intersections of two lines and two planes. What is a postulate/axiom?
(leave space after this to answer the EQ)

Step 2: Watch the videos (1-3 Points, Lines and Planes)and take notes. Define the following academic vocabulary terms: Point, Space (the set of all points), Line, Collinear, Plane Coplanar, Postulate

Step 3:
Definition of Postulate: "an accepted statement of fact". Axiom is another name for a postulate.
Take the following notes on the given Postulates/Axioms.

Postulate 1-1

Postulate 1-2

Postulate 1-3

Postulate 1-4

Step 4:  Complete the assignment and answer the essential question.  What question(s) do you have?

Step 5: More Practice with applet link for line, line segment, and ray.

Copy examples of symbols in Geometry.

Can you do it alone? Let's see..........

Take a quiz on Lesson 1-3

Go back to the blog and complete the assignment on a separate piece of loose leaf paper.