Lesson plan

● Class-8
● Name of Chapter-Square and square roots
● Syllabus- Topics, Subtopics, Key concepts
● Learning Objectives (to be framed as per 3 parameters viz. Vocabulary, concepts and
processes, problem solving
● Vocabulary used (Frayer’s Model)
● Period wise distribution as per Number of Periods allotted
● Flow of Chapter (Slides/PPT)
● PK Testing (WARM UP Activity)
● Topic introduction
● Assessments- Assignments for different learners(easy level, average level, HOTS)
● Evaluation (Class test/UT ) WITH BLUE PRINT AND MARKING SCHEME
● Hands on activity (if any)
● Enrichment tasks
● Self Assessment by the learner- SRC (Student Reflection Checklist)
● Interdisciplinary activity- appreciating art, music, culture etc.
● Resources- Placards, flash cards, web resources etc.
● Learning Outcomes (KSA- Knowledge, Skills, Attitude)

Class VIII
Teacher Anshu Arora

Chapter Squares and Square Roots

Key Concepts • Square of a number, perfect squares, facts about perfect squares, triangular
numbers and number of non square numbers between two consecutive square
numbers
• Pythagorean Triplets
• Finding square root of a number by the
• repeated subtraction method
• prime factorization method
• Using long division method, finding square roots of–
• (i) Integers which are perfect squares.
• (ii) Decimals which are perfect squares.
• Finding square roots of numbers which are not perfect squares by the division
method up to three decimal places.
• Square root of of non perfect square numbers by estimation.
Learning The students will learn :
Objectives • To Define square of a number, Perfect square number, square root,
triangular numbers, Pythagorean triplets along with their examples and
nonexamples.
• Facts about perfect squares
• To find the number of non perfect square numbers between two consecutive
square numbers.
• Know about triangular numbers, Pythagorean triplets
 • To Find Pythagorean triplet when one number is given.
• To Identify perfect squares by prime factorisation
• The concept of square root of numbers.
• To Differentiate between square and square root of numbers

• To Find square root of a number using repeated subtraction method, prime

factorisation method, long division method and estimation method
• To Find square roots of rational numbers, decimal numbers upto and correct
to three decimal places.
• Use the concept of squares and square roots in daily life situations.

Vocabulary Frayer’s Model class 8

used Ch- Squares and Square Roots
Term/
Definition/ Terms meaning/definition example Non example
Example/Non- Square numbers/ The square of a 2x2=4=22 11,50,75,101 etc
Example perfect square number is the 3x3=9=3 and so
2
are not perfect
product obtained on squares.
by multiplying the Numbers such as
number by itself. 1,4,9.16,25,36 ● None of
Facts: are called perfect the
● The square squares. numbers
of a number 152, 7693,
is that 14357,
number 88888,
raised to the 798328 is a
power 2. perfect
● A square square
number is because
never the unit
negative. digit of
● A number each
ending in number
2,3,7or 8 is ends with
never a 2,3,7 or 8
perfect ● 2500 is a
square. perfect
● A perfect square as
square number of
number zeros are
leaves a 2(even)
remainder 0 and 25000
or 1 on is not a
division by 3. perfect
● There are no square as
natural the
numbers p number of
and q such zeros are 3
that p2 = 2q2. (odd).
● Every natural ●
 number has a
square, but
every natural
number is
not a perfect
square itself.
Numbers
that cannot
be expressed
as the square
of another
number are
not perfect
squares.
Since there
are infinite
natural
numbers,
there are
infinite
numbers of
perfect
squares.
● There are 2n
non-perfect
square
numbers
between the
square of the
numbers, n
and n+1.
● The square
of a number
n is equal to
the sum of
first n odd
natural
numbers.
● 12=1
● 22=1+3
● 32=1+3+
5
● 42=1+3+
5 + 7 and so
on.

Square root The square root of ● 4x4=16 9408 is not a

a number is a value So a square root perfect square
that ,when of 16 is 4. root
multiplied by itself, (-4)x(-4)=16 too,
 gives the number. so -4 is also a
Facts: square root of 16.
● Square of a ● 1156 is the
given natural perfect
number n is square of
that natural 34.
number m
whose
square is n.
● Square root
of an even
number is
even.
● Square root
of an odd
number is
odd.
● The symbol
● √ ❑ which
means the
positive
square root.
● If a is the
square root
of b ,then b
is the
square of a.

Triangular Numbers whose dot Triangular 2,4,7,8,9 .. are

numbers patterns can be number sequence the non examples
arranged as : of triangular
triangles are called 1,3,6,10,15,21,28 numbers.
triangular numbers. ,36,45,.......

Consecutive When no other 1 and 4 1 and 9

square numbers perfect square lies 4 and 9 4 and 16
between two 9 and 16 225 and 289 and
perfect squares. 16 and 25 and so so on
on

Non square Facts: there are 2n 1,2,3,4→here 2 1,2,3,4,5,6 ,7,9

numbers non- perfect square and 3 are two non → here in
numbers between -square numbers. underlined group
the square of the 4,5,6,7,8,9 → 4 is a square
numbers, n and here 5,6,7,8 are number
n+1. four non-square
numbers

Pythagorean A Pythagorean (3,4,5),(10,24,26) (6,7,8), (2,3,4)

triplets triple consists of
three positive
integers a, b, and
c, such that a2 + b2
= c2. Such a triple
is commonly
written (a, b, c),
and a well-known
example is (3, 4,
5). If (a, b, c) is a
Pythagorean
triple, then so is
(ka, kb, kc) for any
positive integer k

How to find
pythagorean
triplet:
● For any
natural
number m
greater than
1,
(2m, m 2 - 1, m 2 +
1) is a Pythagorean
triplet.
● Another way
to finding a
pythagorean
triplet:
● If a,b and c
are three
natural
numbers
with a as the
smallest of
them ,then:
● If a is odd ,
sum of other
two numbers
is a2 and
their
difference is
1.
● If a is even,
the sum of
other two
numbers is
a2
and their
2
difference is
2.
Period wise Periods allotted 12 extended upto 14 (need based)
distribution
1. Definition of square of a number, perfect square with examples, prime
factorisation, checking of whether the given number is a perfect square
or not.
2. Properties of perfect squares (H.W. WS1(Q1,2,3,4,5)
3. Triangular numbers, Pythagorean triplets (C.W. 6,7,8 ) (HW brain teaser
Q3)
4. Definition of Square root, Square root by repeated subtraction, Example
2, WS2
5. Square root by prime factorisation, Example 3, 4, 5 H.W WS3 Q1, 4
6. WS3 Q2,3,5,7 (H.W WS3 Q6,7 , Brain teaser Q7, Enrichment Q1)
7. Square root by Long division method (Note examples - 3 digit no., 4 digit
no, 5 digit no. Example 7, Sqrt 974169)
8. Example 9, Extra (greatest 5 digit perfect square no.) (H.W. WS4 Q2, Q3
9. Example 10, WS4 Q5 (H.W. Q4 Practice questions)
10.Square root of rational number, Example 13,14 WS 5 Q1(v,vii,viii) ,Q2
(ii,iv) (remaining parts H.W.)
11.Square root of a number in decimal form Example 16,17 WS5 Q1,4,5
(H.W. Brain Teaser Q4 , Enrichment Q2, WS5 Q3)
12.Square root of non perfect square numbers (upto 2 or 3 decimal places
and Correct upto 2 or 3 decimal places) Example 18,19,Q4(iv) Q6 (HW
Q3, Q4 Q7 Brain Teaser Q2,3,5,6)
13.Square root of non perfect squares by estimation, Examples 20,21 (HW
WS5Q5)
14. Hots, Brain teaser Q8 (HW brain teaser Q1.and Value Based questions)

Flow of This is the link of PPT which can be shown on the smart board.
Chapter https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/
1PQblvxOA5Y46hkBFwI_8unxuneYh4fQN4bOVkd08bPY/edit?usp=sharing

Common
errors
committed
Introduction of Using number grid
topic

Perfect Squares Activity- using square slips

Check whether 1 is a perfect square?
Check whether 4 is a perfect square?- Can you arrange 4 square slips to make
another square?
Check whether 6 is a perfect square?- Can you arrange 6 square slips to make
another square?

Enrichment Hands on
activities For https://docs.google.com/document/d/12TeKfAUFw_skqzDS6_kCCS5AFAXJJVb
zpj3_hMZzx8g/edit?usp=sharing
understanding
of concepts
 Pythagorean Triplet
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=8&v=56hfV8ItBRQ

NESTING OF SQUARE ROOTS

● ROOT IN THE ROOT IS CALLED THE NEST.

FILL THE MISSING NUMBERS.
1. √ 1+2 √16= ?
2. √ 1+2 √1+3 √ 1+ 24 =?

3. √ 1+2 √1+3 √ 1+ ? √ 36 = 3

4. √ 1+2 √1+3 √ ? = 3
5. √ 1+2 √1+3 √ 1+ 4 √ 36 = ?

SQUARE ROOT DAY

Square Root Day is celebrated on days when both the day of the month and the
month are the square root of the last two digits of the year. The last square root
day was (4/4/16).

❖ Find all the square root days of this century.

❖ Find a pattern in the numbers denoting the years when such square roots
days fall.

Assessment Class test

tasks Oral activity :
Learning squares of numbers 1-30
Learning cubes of numbers 1-20

Assignment for https://docs.google.com/document/d/

DIFFERENT 1imJ89ZGKl6KH0bDU0Q5lWAfwA0wljwSCROwn04khN7s/edit?usp=sharing
learners

Suggested Thinking questions:

1. The floor of a large square room has an area of 144 sq.m. a. Find the
Enrichment length of a side of the room.
resources b. How much baseboard is needed to go around the room?
c. Each piece of baseboard is 2.5m long. How many pieces of
(Videos/ baseboard are needed?
models/
objects)

Recapitulation ● Mind mapping

● Foldable

Project/
Interdisciplina
ry
activity/Extens
ion activity
Points for Tips for Ch1 Squares and Square roots
emphasis-
Remarks for ● Writing Symbol of square root appropriately while finding square root
using prime factorisation.
teachers with
● While solving the questions, finding the square roots by long division
examples method,following varieties of questions will discussed.
●

● Always tell the students ,While solving the questions based on which
number should be multiplied or divided so that the number becomes a
square number we used prime factorisation method and for added and
subtracted we always use long division method.
● While finding the square root of non perfect square number the concept
of correct to two decimal places and up to two decimal places should be
cleared.
● The concept of finding the Pythagorean Triplet if one of the members is
given or the smallest member is given should be cleared with the help of
examples.
 ● For finding the square root of a rational number, always emphasize on the division
of rational number, example for finding the square root of 1⅕ instead of finding
the square root of 1.2 students usually find the square root of 1.5

Learning To be written as per Knowledge, Skills, Attitude

Outcomes