Pythagorean Theorem Teacher Resources

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Mt. San Antonio Collage

Elementary Geometry

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Your class may believe that geometry is a trial, but they don't know how right they are. A thorough math lesson combines the laws of logic with the laws of geometry. As high schoolers review the work of historical mathematicians and...
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Mathematics Assessment Project

Glasses

For Students 8th - 10th Standards
Clink, clink! Young mathematicians investigate drinking glasses composed of known solids (cones, cylinders, and hemispheres). Next, they determine the volumes of these glasses.
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Mathematics Assessment Project

College and Career Readiness Mathematics Test B1

For Students 9th - 12th
Math was easier before it got mixed up with the alphabet. A 10-page test covers material from multiple years of high school math. Scholars demonstrate knowledge across domains with a mixture of short answer and applied problems.
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Mathematics Assessment Project

Middle School Mathematics Test 2

For Students 6th - 8th
A 13-page test with two 40-minute sections covers multiple years of math content. It incorporates applied problems and mathematical analysis.
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Mathematics Assessment Project

Middle School Mathematics Test 6

For Students 6th - 8th
A thorough math test divides the content into two 40-minutes sections, covering material through algebra and geometry. Problems incorporate analysis and applied problem solving.
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Bowland

Outbreak: Infection Detection

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Explore the mathematics of infection outbreaks with activities that ask learners to use coordinate grids to locate infected patients. They calculate amounts of ingredients for antidotes and determine which groups of people should be...
Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Relationships of Sides in 30-60-90 Right Triangles: Truck on a Mountain Road

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Determine the change in elevation on a mountain road. Individuals use the interactive to simulate a truck driving up a mountain road with a 30-degree incline. They determine missing sides of a 30-60 right triangle to find horizontal and...
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CK-12 Foundation

Square Roots and Irrational Numbers: Estimating Radicals

For Students 8th - 10th
Try out a resource using triangles to estimate radicals. An interactive app allows learners to approximate some irrational numbers involving square roots. They find the two consecutive numbers that an irrational number lies between...
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CK-12 Foundation

Distance Between Two Points: Segment Addition

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Examine the segment addition postulate through an online simulation activity. An interactive lesson allows scholars to manipulate points and watch as the lengths of segments change. Through their study, they are able to apply the Segment...
Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Related Rates of Car Speeds

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
Speed up your pupils' understanding of derivatives. Two cars travel in perpendicular distances to each other. With the aid of the interactive, learners visualize the situation. Pupils use the derivative to calculate the instantaneous...
Unit Plan
Mathematics Vision Project

Module 4: Similarity and Right Triangle Trigonometry

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Right you are to use a great resource. Starting with a lesson on dilations, scholars learn about similarity transformations and similar triangles. They use the knowledge to develop an understanding of right triangle trigonometry in later...
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Radford University

Right Triangle Applications: Lesson 3

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Find the connection between trigonometry and tornadoes. Pairs investigate a tornado in Joplin, Mo., and use trigonometry to find its size. The pupils determine the path of the tornado and find the distance needed to travel to help...
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Radford University

Ramp It Up

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Pupils gather measurements of real-world objects that have slopes. They then plot the measurements and find an equation of a line that fits the measurements. Finally, groups investigate the ADA and determine whether different ramps meet...
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Radford University

Fire Truck Presentation

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Which truck should the fire department purchase? Given a scenario with three different ladder trucks, pupil compare the height the ladders will reach. They determine which ladder trucks meet the cities' requirements and provide a...
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Radford University

REALLY Tall!

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Conduct indirect measurements three ways. Working in groups, pupils come up with different ways to measure three tall objects indirectly. The teacher provides measurement information requested by the teams, and learners then calculate...
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Radford University

Football Tackle Problem

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Tackle a task on the gridiron. Scholars use geometric concepts to determine the distance on a coordinate plane that certain football players need to move for a play. They then design their own plays and create presentations where they...
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Radford University

Running Laps During Soccer Practice

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Which option involves running less? Given a situation in which players can either run around the school soccer field 20 times or run back and forth along the diagonal 20 times, learners decide which option would be better. They consider...
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Radford University

A Day at the Beach!

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Make math class feel like a day at the beach (minus all the sunburns, of course). Given information about a pail, a soup can, and a plastic pyramid mold, pupils calculate the volume of sand that can fit in each. They then design sand...
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Radford University

Finding the Largest Possible Area

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
If you want a bigger garden, here's a task for you. Given the perimeter of a triangular garden, scholars determine the largest possible area. They then generalize their findings and extend the idea to other polygons.
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Radford University

Pirate Attack

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Arr ye matey, it's time for some trig. Learners first read up on the 2010 attack on the USS Nicholas by a group of pirates and the testimony of one of the witnesses. They use right triangle trigonometry to determine if the account is...
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Radford University

Remodeling a Home

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Get new flooring for as cheap as possible. Given a floor plan of a house, pupils determine the area of each room and the amount of necessary flooring. They then make selections for the flooring in every space, taking a budget into...
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University of Colorado

Designing an Open Spectrograph

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Take the class over the rainbow. Pairs or small groups follow directions to create a spectrograph. The pupils measure the angles formed by the different colors of the spectrum along with calculating the lengths formed by the spectrum and...
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Curated OER

Pythagorean Relationships

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Oh that Pythagorean Theorem is so useful. Learners engage in a 45 minute learning activity that requires them to solve for missing angles and sides of a right triangle. They'll use the Pythagorean Theorem to find the rations of sides and...
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Curated OER

Pythagorean Triples

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Teach how to solve problems with right triangles. Students use the Pythagorean Theorem to identify missing sides and angles. Then, they will define and use the Pythagorean Triples to solve problems.

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