A lesson plan on Introduction to Pythagoras Theorem What are

A lesson plan on Introduction to Pythagoras Theorem.

What are the key concepts to be learned here?

Solution

A lesson plan on Introduction to Pythagoras Theorem.

Prerequisites:

Before starting this lesson, students should:

1) Know basic triangle theorems (similarity theorems, congruence theorems, corresponding parts theorems, angle sum theorems).

2) Know how to solve algebraic equations involving squares and square roots.

Objectives:

   1) Discover the Pythagorean Theorem with the aid of a computer acitivity

   2) Explore methods of proving the Pythagorean Theorem

3) Introduce the Pythagorean Theorem as a method of solving right triangle problems

   4) Find the length of the third side of a right triangle, given the other two sides

Overview:

1) History of Pythagorean Theorem

2) Discovering the Pythagorean Theorem

3) Supplemental Activity- Similarity Proof

4) Introduce Pythagorean Theorem

5) Example Problems

6) Homework/Classwork- Practice Problems Worksheet