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APPLICATION
1) Explainwhatyouhadtoknowinordertocompleteyouproject.
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2) Describewhatyoulearnedwhileworkingonyourproject.Includevocabulary
termsandconceptsthatyouhavelearnedinthisunit.
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a. Explainhowthesetermsandconceptsareappliedinyourproject.
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3) Describethepatternsyouobservedinyourcalculations,weretheyexpected?If
so,explainyourreasoning.
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4) InobservingthePythagoreanspiralanditspatterns,describeanexampleofwhere
youmayseethiskindofpatterninnature.
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PYTHAGOREAN SPIRAL CALCULATIONS

Triangle Leg Leg
Pythagorean Theorem
1

4.2

9+9=c 2
2
18=c
18=c

Hypotenuse
(nearest tenth)
4.2

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Grading Rubric for Pythagorean Spiral Project

Application

Constructions

Evidence of concept
application in
creating spiral and
in the real world

Evidence of each
construction shown
and there are 17
triangles.

5 Points
Evidence of concept
application in
creating spiral is
shown but not in the
real world
application
4 Points
Inaccurate
explanation of
patterns and did not
include real world
application

5 Points
Evidence of each
construction is
shown but there are
not 17 triangles.

3 Points
No use of proper
vocabulary, and no
explanation of
evidence.

3 Points
Construction
markings are not
visible.

2 Points

2 Points

4 Points
Partial or incorrect
constructions
shown.

Calculations for
Creativity
each hypotenuse
All work is shown
The spiral is
using the
creatively colored
Pythagorean
and decorated.
Theorem and each
answer is simplified.
5 Points
5 Points
All work is shown The spiral is colored
using the
but the results are
Pythagorean
not neat and it is
Theorem but some clear that little effort
answers are not
was given.
properly simplified.
4 Points
4 Points
All work is shown
The spiral is
but with errors in
partially colored or
calculations and/or
incomplete.
simplifications.
3 Points
Only partial work is
shown and/or no
evidence of the
Pythagorean
Theorem.
2 Points

Your grade on the Pythagorean Spiral Project is: ________

3 Points
The spiral is not
colored or
decorated.
2 Points

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