Geometry: Ozobot Line Challenge

After a week and a half of review, we started diving into Geometry. We are learning about all of the vocabulary and notation that goes with Geometry. We made a mini booklet and defined each term, wrote the notation and a picture. I had originally created a card sort for students to complete by matching the word with the given definition, then matching the notation and the picture. Next year I am going to try to fit the card sort in. I believe it would have forced them to read the definition and understand. I did a similar activity with Algebraic Properties with my Algebra 1 and taped examples all over my classroom and they really did well with that. Anyway, the students had some examples to work with and quizzed the next day..

Needless to say, they failed the quiz. Once my first class failed the quiz, I was able to put something different together quickly for my other two Geometry classes during lunch. I found this task card activity from Teachers Pay Teachers, and posted the cards around the room, then had student complete the recording sheet. This really seemed to help. Another idea I have for next year is designing a task for students in Slides that will have them make their own image using the terms (the good things I think of after I teach something will be useful next year!) 

The next day students took the quiz and and I began teaching about line segments and finding lengths. I created a dry erase pocket template that modeled some of the examples in our book (I'm not sure this is the best way to discuss line segments and length and will be modifying this for next year). 

After I graded the quizzes, the students scored better, but were still missing some concepts that I wanted them to have down before we move on. I designed an Ozobot Line Challenge and had students complete. HOLY ENGAGEMENT! I had 100% engagement in ALL 3 of my Geometry classes! It was a success! This task tied in both the vocabulary and some basic foundations of line segment length. I made some improvements on it from what I did with my students to use it next year. I was really impressed with my students who sketched out a plan in pencil before they used their markers. I also did not read through the requirements in advance and I told them they  must read them. While they were working on the project, I walked around and reminded them to read the requirements. I am reinforcing this year that the students need to read through and double check things. I'm hoping that after the first project or two they will be better at attention to detail. I also think that next year I might do an activity where I project pictures, and have students get in pairs (one facing the projector one with their back to the projector) and have the students take turns describing the image using the vocab! I still might do this as we introduce new vocab.