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Young mathematicians to the rescue! Pupils use an interactive to find lengths relating a ladder against a building. The problems involve determining how long a ladder must be to reach a given floor to what floor can a given ladder reach.
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Instructional Ideas
- Have individuals denote whether they are trying to find a leg or the hypotenuse
- Create pairs to work on the problems together and discuss strategies
Classroom Considerations
- The class should understand the Pythagorean Theorem
- Teachers must create a free account to access
Pros
- Shows the correct answer if incorrect answers are chosen
- Provides hints to how to solve the problem
Cons
- One question is inconsistent with units, using feet in the question and meters in the answer choices
- The Learn More Information does not go well with the interactive