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Pythagorean Theorem Lesson



Our lesson on the Pythagorean Theorem incorporated a couple writing strategies. We first had students brainstorm using a “write around” activity. We had the students jot down what they knew about the Pythagorean Theorem, then pass it around. This is a good way to see if any students know the Pythagorean Theorem. If a student knows it they can explain it to fellow classmates. We also did “exist slip,” this gave students a chance to jot down what they learned or if they still have questions. This is a good way for a teacher to see how well the students understand the material.



Resource s: [] This website has some good activities for the Pythagorean Theorem. It has an interactive activity where the students can move the squares from the legs of the triangle to the hypotenuse. Braining camp also has good practice problems for the students to solve. This website covers the broad math curriculum. [] This website is a math search engine. It allows students to search whatever. This is a good resource for students to use when they are confused on a topic at home. For our lesson it has the definition and explanation of the Pythagorean theorem. Wolfram alpha also gives student a couple of examples. [] This a lesson on the Pythagorean Theorem. It has an interactive applet that allows students to manipulate a right triangle. This lesson mostly had students exploring, then the teacher bringing it all together.