Apply geometry concepts to improve your pool game! Here scholars create the perfect bank shot using angles of incidence and refraction. They create three different options for the same shot.

Concepts

angle of incidence, angle of refraction, angles

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Additional Tags

math

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Instructional Ideas

• Show videos of pool (billiard) bank shots; freeze the video to show the measurements of the angles
• Create different scenarios for different groups of pupils

Classroom Considerations

• Before introducing the activity, your classes should be familiar with the concepts of angle of incidence and refraction

Pros

• Incorporates a real-life scenario 
• Provides an answer key and rubric to aid in planning and scoring

Cons

• None

Common Core

HSG-CO.A.5