Learning Design for: Pytagora' Theorem

Editor: Giulio Prevedello

Context
Topic: Mathematics
Total learning time: 90
Number of students: 20
Description: This lesson starts with an introduction of the Pythagorean Theorem and the It
introduces vocabulary, formulas and concepts related to right triangles and the use of the
Pythagorean Theorem in the real world. Students will learn the basics through real world
application.

Aims
Know and understand the Pythagorean theorem and use it to find the length of the missing
side of a right triangle and the lengths of other line segments and, in some situations,
empirically verify the Pythagorean theorem by direct measurement.

Outcomes
Application: Discover how the Pythagorean Theorem describes the relationship between
the lengths of the sides of a right triangle.
Understand visual and algebraic proofs of the Pythagorean Theorem.
Apply the Pythagorean Theorem to find missing lengths and to
calculate distances between points on the coordinate plane.

Teaching-Learning activities
Introduction
Read Watch Listen

5 minutes

20 students

Tutor is available

Teacher will display several photos or drawings of where a right triangle is formed
through certain situations.
Teacher will ask students to look and identify a shape or figure formed between three
different points, on the foto.

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Discuss 10 minutes

20 students

Tutor is

available
Students will be given a ruler, corkboard
square, three push pins and a 12 inch string. They
will be asked to brainstorm and create a right
triangle using all of their resources.

Formative
Practice:

10 minutes

30 students

Tutor is available

Teacher will circulate around the room as students work independently and in pairs.
Teacher will question individual students on specific aspects of the lesson during each
phase of the lesson.
If the majority of the students do understand the concepts taught, the lesson will move
forward.
Investigate: 15 minutes

20 students

Tutor is available

Use the virtual manipulative to help students:

1. Make a new triangle by dragging the point on the triangle's legs.
2. Notice that the sides a, b, and c always have the relationship.....
3. In the Show Proof mode, drag the pieces from the blue and green

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https://www.brainingcamp.com/content/pythagorean-theorem/manipulative.php

Collaborate

20 minutes

20 students

Tutor is available
Teacher will
circulate around the
room as students
work independently
and in pairs.
Additional
scaffolding and
practice will be
conducted.
The concepts will be
applied to real-word
problem

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Practice 20 minutes

20 students

Tutor is available

Links:
- Problem in the real world
PYTHAGOREN THEOREM GAME

Summative Assessment
Produce 20 minutes

20 students

Tutor is availabl

A summative assessment, will be used at the end of the section to formally assess student
achievement on this standard. Multi-level questions will be incorporated. Multi-level
questions will include:
1. Basic equation
calculations
2. Basic equations with
extensions to
classification of
triangles
3. Application of
concepts / Real world
problem solving

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Resources attached:

links:
pytagora1
Manipulative
PYTHAGOREN THEOREM GAME
Problems
Questions

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