Meece Middle School
Mrs. Robin Crawford
Unit 1: Radicals and the Pythagorean Theorem
Class: Accelerated Math
Grade: 7 Days in Unit: 8 days
Objective:
Make reasonable approximations of square roots and mathematical expressions that include square roots, and use
them to estimate solutions to problems and to compare mathematical expressions involving real numbers and radical
expressions.
Time
Lesson and Topic
Standard
Learning Target
Vocabulary
Resources
1 day
12. Finding Square
Roots
8.EE.2
I can:
Square root
Perfect square
Radical sign
radicand
Day 1:
Journal: how to find the root of a perfect square versus
a non-perfect square and plotting them on a number
line.
Brainpop video.
find the square root of a
perfect square.
evaluate expressions
involving square roots.
use square roots to solve an
equation
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Lesson 12.1 Practice A
Time
Lesson and Topic
Standard
Learning Target
Vocabulary
Resources
2 day
12.2 Angles and Sides
of Triangles.
8.G.6
I can:
Hypotenuse
Legs
8.G.7
provide a geometric proof
of the Pythagorean
Theorem.
Day 1
Journal: find the length of a hypotenuse and a leg.
Activity: Thoughtful Ed: provinf Pythagorean theorem
Lesson 12.2 Practice A
Day 2
Journal: Review Notes.
Brainpop video
12.2 Practice B
use the Pythagorean
Theorem to find a missing
side length of a right
triangle.
use the Pythagorean
Theorem to solve real-life
problems.
1 day
12.1-12.2
1 Day
12.3 Approximating
Square Roots
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lessons
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within these
lessons
Quiz
I can:
Irrational
Real number
Day 1
8.EE.2
define an irrational number.
8.NS.1
8.NS.2
approximate the size of an
irrational number.
approximate the value of an
expression involving an
irrational number *estimate
a square root.
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Journal: Define vocabulary and draw a diagram of types
of number classification. Practice approximating and
comparing square roots.
Time
Lesson and Topic
Standard
Learning Target
Vocabulary
Resources
2 days
12.4 Simplifying Square
Roots
8.NS.2
I can:
Cube root
Perfect cube
Day 1:
Journal: How to simplify square roots.
12.4 Practice A
Day 2
12.4b.:
Journal: Define vocabulary and practice.
12.4b practice a
Day 1:
Journal: examples of finding a distance in coordinate
plane, and identifying a right triangle
Activity: Draw and label each of the types with your
partner.
12.5 Practice A
Day 2
Journal: review
12.5 practice B
simplify expressions involving
square roots..
2 Days
12.5 Using the
Pythagorean Theorem
I can:
Pythagorean triple
8.G.6
8.G.7
use the Pythagorean
Theorem to find a distance
in a coordinate plane.
8.G.8
use the Pythagorean
Theorem to solve real-life
problems.
use the converse of the
Pythagorean Theorem to
identify right triangles.
1 day
12.3-12.5
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within these
lessons
Quiz
Review Packet
Review for UnitTest
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lessons
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1 day
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Test over Unit
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jeopardy
CIITS test and Extended response
1 day
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