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Pythagorean Theorem

The document provides a lesson plan for teaching 10th grade students how to prove the Pythagorean theorem geometrically. The lesson involves students working in groups to construct two puzzles out of geometric shapes that demonstrate the Pythagorean theorem. By visualizing the relationship between the shapes, students will derive the Pythagorean formula and explain their work to the class. The activity aims to help students understand and apply the Pythagorean theorem to solve problems.

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Pythagorean Theorem

The document provides a lesson plan for teaching 10th grade students how to prove the Pythagorean theorem geometrically. The lesson involves students working in groups to construct two puzzles out of geometric shapes that demonstrate the Pythagorean theorem. By visualizing the relationship between the shapes, students will derive the Pythagorean formula and explain their work to the class. The activity aims to help students understand and apply the Pythagorean theorem to solve problems.

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Pythagorean Theorem May 1st, 2017

Objective of the Lesson: Students will be able to apply their previous knowledge to prove the Pythagorean
Theorem geometrically.

Target Grade Level: 10th Grade

Content Objective (TEKS): Geometry. 6. Proof and Congruence. D. The student will be able to verify theorems
about the relationships in triangles, including proof of the Pythagorean Theorem, the sum of the interior angles,
base angles of isosceles triangles, midsegments, and medians, and apply these relationships to solve problems.

Materials:
1. Work sheets of Pythagorean Theorem´s problems.
2. Right Triangle Sample
3. Puzzle I- 6 Geometrical Figures
4. Puzzle II- 5 geometrical Figures
5. Tape

Procedure:
I. Students will receive a quick review from the previous class lecture.
II. Each student will be assigned a work sheet with Pythagorean Theorem´problems. They will be asked to
solve all the problems.
III. Students will be separate into 5 groups.
IV. Each student will receive a piece of paper with a specific color, so the students will be relocate into
groups of 6 members depending of the color they got.
V. Each group will have two sets of geometrical figures to construct two different puzzles, where both
puzzles should end up being perfect squares with the exact same sides and area.
a) The first puzzle will be constructed by 4 identical triangles and 2 different squares.
b) The second puzzle will be constructed by 4 identical triangles and 1 square.
VI. The students will be able to visualize and recognize the relationship from the two squares previously
constructed to come up with a formula to prove the Pythagorean Theorem.
VII. Students will explain to the class how they got the formula.

Supports for Struggling Readers: The activity will help the students to visualize and practice the Pythagorean
Theorem in order to understand the relationship between the sides of a right triangle and be able to apply and
solve the Pythagorean Equation.

Assessment:
5 Points 4 Points 3 Points 2 Points
Working with others Student was an engaged Student was an Student cooperated Student did not
partner, listening to engaged partner but with others, but work effectively
suggestions of others and had trouble listening to needed prompting with others.
working cooperatively others and/or working to stay on-task.
throughout lesson. cooperatively.
Strategy/Procedures Typically, uses an Typically, uses an Sometimes uses an Rarely uses an
efficient and effective effective strategy to effective strategy to effective
strategy to solve the solve the problem(s). solve problems, but strategy to solve
problem(s). does not do it problems.
consistently.
Mathematical Reasoning Uses complex and Uses effective Some evidence of Little evidence
refined mathematical mathematical mathematical of mathematical
reasoning. reasoning. reasoning. reasoning.

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