CMS Lesson Plan Template
Week of:
Focused Standard/Element(s)
Teacher: Reynolds Course/Level: 8th Grade Math
Monday 1/26/15
Tuesday 1/27/15
Wednesday 1/28/15
MCC8G7: Apply the Pythagorean
Theorem to determine unknown side
lengths in right triangles in real-world
and mathematical problems in 2D and
3D.
MCC8G7: Apply the Pythagorean
Theorem to determine unknown side
lengths in right triangles in real-world
and mathematical problems in 2D and
3D.
MCC8G7: Apply the Pythagorean
Theorem to determine unknown side
lengths in right triangles in real-world
and mathematical problems in 2D and
3D.
How can I apply the Pythagorean
Theorem to real world scenarios?
How can I apply the Pythagorean
Theorem to real world scenarios?
How can I apply the Pythagorean
Theorem to real world scenarios?
Essential Question(s)
Opening (5-10 min)
Work-Time Activities (40 min)
Closure Activity (10 min)
Use SmartBoard to demonstrate how
to find the missing side of a right
triangle given the measure of two
sides.
Use SmartBoard to demonstrate how
to find measure from the top a tree to
the end of a shadow of the tree.
Use SmartBoard to demonstrate the
justification for the Pythagorean
Theorem using the side of 3 perfect
squares.
Students will practice using online
integrating website over Pythagorean
Theorem.
And
Handout over Pythagorean Theorem
Students will apply the Pythagorean
Theorem to real-world scenarios by
drawing and illustration and then
identify the legs and hypotenuse.
Students will complete a hands-on
activity where they cut out their own
3 perfect squares (using Pythagorean
Triples) and glue them showing the
sides of the squares are the legs and
hypotenuse.
Students will present problems on the
board and explain how to solve them
using the appropriate process.
Students present problems on the
board, draw an illustration, and
explain how to solve them using the
appropriate process.
Students will draw these same
illustrations on their IPAD’s using the
drawing tool and explain to a partner
how it justifies the Pythagorean
Theorem.
 Computer program
 Peer tutoring
 Manipulatives
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Differentiation Strategies
(targeting student growth)
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Online integrated website
Think aloud over
Pythagorean Theorem
Peer tutoring
Chunking (break-up
assignment into smaller parts)
Thursday 1/29/15
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Chunking
Peer Tutoring
Think-pair-share
Friday 1/30/15
Additional Notes
Focused Standard/Element(s)
MCC8G7: Apply the Pythagorean
Theorem to determine unknown side
lengths in right triangles in real-world
and mathematical problems in 2D and
3D.
MCC8G7: Apply the Pythagorean
Theorem to determine unknown side
lengths in right triangles in real-world
and mathematical problems in 2D and
3D.
How can I apply the Pythagorean
Theorem to real world scenarios?
How can I apply the Pythagorean
Theorem to real world scenarios?
Discuss examples of Pythagorean
Triples:
Ex
Non-Ex
3,4,5
11,12,13
6,8,10
1,2,3
Demonstrate the diagonal of a cube
and how to pally the Pythagorean
Theorem.
Students will work with a partner to
find the measure of the diagonal in a
3-D figure using the Pythagorean
Theorem.
Discuss the requirements and rubric
for student project over Pythagorean
Theorem.
Students will discuss how to find the
diagonal of a 3-D figure and which
sides are the legs in the 3-D figure.
Students will evaluate themselves
using the rubrics and discuss their
project with a partner.
Essential Question(s)
Opening (5-10 min)
Work-Time Activities (40 min)
Closure Activity (10 min)
Differentiation Strategies
(targeting student growth)
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Online manipulatives
3-D manipulatives
Group investigation
Students will work independently to
complete the real-world application
project of the Pythagorean Theorem.
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Manipulatives
Peer tutoring
Student choice