Think-Tac-Toe: Pythagorean Theorem
Complete 3 activities horizontally, vertically or diagonally. Circle or X-out each square you
complete. Attach additional paper, showing your work and answers.
Draw a right triangle and
label the right angle, legs,
and hypotenuse.
State the relationship of the
sides of the triangle.
Name a career in which one
would have to use the
Pythagorean Theorem.
Give an example of when,
where and how it would be
used.
Complete all
the 11 Practice
Problems on
the site:
Create 2 word problems
using the Pythagorean
Theorem, and have a
classmate solve them. After
they have solved your
http://www.regentsprep.org/
problems, check their work
regents/math/algebra/
to see if they found the
AT1/PracPyth.htm
correct answer.
Show your work with
answers on a sheet of paper
Determine a set of 8
Pythagorean “TRIPLES.”
Prove them with equations.
Write a descriptive essay
about Pythagoras: his life,
accomplishents and failures.
Design a teaching tool with a
diagram of a proof of the
Pythagorean Theorem. Label it
for all to understand.
https://www.khanacademy.org/math/cceighth-grade-math/cc-8th-geometry/cc8th-pythagoreantheorem/e/pythagorean-theorem-in-3d
On a sheet of paper, make a
sketch of three of the 3-D
problems. Show your work and
answers.
Find another mathematical
theorem. State it, diagram its
proof, and write a paragraph
about why, how and where it
works.
Adapted from: https://daretodifferentiate.wikispaces.com/file/view/pythagorean+choice+bd.pdf