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JessicaT2007

I need to make a lesson plan for 8th grade math. My topic to cover is about: when to use the Pythagorean Theorem and when to use similar triangle theorem. Any ideas on how to do this with an activity that they kids will enjoy?? Any suggestions would be appreciated!

TIA

Georg

I can't actually help...but I can send you some places that might be helpful.

http://math.about.com/od/pythagorean/Pythagorean_Theorem.htm
http://www.cut-the-knot.org/Curriculum/index.shtml
http://www.pbs.org/teachers/mathline/concepts/historyandmathematics/activity1.shtm
http://www.learnnc.org/lp/pages/3650
http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/ntti/resources/lessons/m_picking/index.html
http://www.homeschoolmath.net/teaching/pythagorean-theorem-elementary.php
http://emmitt08.tripod.com/id7.html

If none of these places helps, bookmark them & maybe they will be good later.
Good luck!

dalejackson

Is your lesson on WHEN to use one versus the other, or HOW to use both of them?

JessicaT2007

Thanks Georg for all those links!

Dalejackson - I need to leach about WHEN to use one vs the other.