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Lesson Cb[ect|ves 1he students w||| 1) undersLand a proof of yLhagorean 1heorem and how
lL works
2) 8ecognlze and solve real world problems uslng yLhagorean 1heorem and check Lhe answer
uslng Lechnology
roof that the ob[ect|ves have been atta|ned 1he students w||| 1) Cbserve and wrlLe down
one of Lhe proofs for yLhagorean 1heorem
2) use Ceogebra Lo model and check answers Lo real world maLh problems Lhey solve by uslng
Lhe yLhagorean 1heorem
Introduct|on Slnce Lhe class has been lnLroduced Lo yLhagorean 1heorem lL ls lmporLanL LhaL
Lhe sLudenLs know why lL ls Lrue and where Lhe Lheorem came from So Lo sLarL of Lhe class Lhe
Leacher wlll presenL a proof of Lhe Lheorem 1he sLudenLs wlll have gulded noLes Lo follow
along and flll ouL Lhe charL wlLh Lhe Leacher
lormula for area of a square
Area of blg square

ls Lhere anoLher way we can flnd Lhe area of Lhe square?



Lesson]rocedure 1) AfLer Lhe Leacher has gone Lhrough Lhe proof wlLh Lhe class he wlll Lell
Lhem we wlll be uslng Lechnology Loday Lo prove our answers
2) Cn Lhe gulded noLes LhaL were handed ouL are Lhree real world problems LhaL lnvolve uslng
Lhe yLhagorean 1heorem lnLroduce Lhe sLudenLs Lo Ceogebra
3) Walk Lhrough Lhe flrsL problem wlLh Lhem showlng Lhem exacLly whaL Lhey wlll have Lo do
when maklng Lhelr Lrangles Show Lhe sLudenLs LhaL lndeed Lhe answer Lhey goL maLches Lhe
lengLh glven ln geogebra Show Lhem how Lhe labellng works and make sure Lhey know Lo have
a LlLle and concluslon senLence for all of Lhelr Lrlangles
4) 1he Leacher wlll clrculaLe Lhe classroom aL Lhls polnL glvlng Lhe sLudenLs poslLlve
relnforcemenL and helplng Lhe sLudenLs who need help
3) AfLer Lhe sLudenLs have had Llme Lo work on Lhe problems Lhe class wlll go over Lhem as a
group
6) AL Lhe end of Lhe perlod Lhe Lecher wlll lnLroduce Lhe class Lo a pro[ecL Lhey wlll be worklng
on Lhls week 1he dlrecLlons are on Lhe gulded noLes and lL ls sLaLed LhaL Lhe pro[ecL ls due on
lrlday and lL wlll be graded as a pro[ecL should

hecks for Understand|ng 1) 1he Leacher wlll be walklng around when Lhe class ls worklng
lndependenLly and checklng on lndlvldual progress and helplng when necessary 1he Leacher
wlll encourage sLudenLs who have aLLalned masLery on Lhe concepL Lo help wlLh sLudenLs close
by
1|me kequ|red 20 mlnuLes
Mater|a|s kequ|red smarLboard or whlLeboard markers lf uslng a whlLeboard gulded noLes
compuLers for all sLudenLs