tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-154984802011-04-21T15:06:19.170-07:00Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06914279500568441419noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498480.post-1124245606301203582005-08-16T19:13:00.000-07:002005-08-18T10:26:28.750-07:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4848/1428/1600/Para.jpg"><img style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4848/1428/320/Para.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Ever have fits when you have taught and re-taught parallel line concepts and when you verify thier understanding....nothing. Well I came up with this idea and it seemed to help. When we are explaining parallel lines being cut by a transversal, we have certain angles that are either congruent or supplementary as you may already know. Well try this approach and see if it works for you.<br />Let the students know that when you work with parrallel lines, they need to remember <strong>F U Z</strong>.<br />Draw the parallel lines being cut by a transversal, and then draw the letter F in block form. Tell your students that when these lines form an F(with a little imagination) then the angles in the F are complementary and congruent.<br />Next show them that there are U's in the picture also, and the angles formed by this U are same-side interior angles and therefore supplementary.<br />Finally, the angles formed by the letter Z are alternate-interior angles and are also equal.<br />I hope that this will work for you. Should you have any questions, feel free to email me at:<br /><a href="mailto:barbs1492@yahoo.com">barbs1492@yahoo.com</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/15498480-112424560630120358?l=paralines.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06914279500568441419noreply@blogger.com2