Looking for Pythagoras (pp. 65--70)

Caroline Schulte

Looking for Pythagoras (pp. 65--70)

Authors

Caroline Schulte Miami University

Abstract

The author discusses the process and revision of a lesson implemented in a 7th-grade classroom. Students explored triangles and the areas associated with their side lengths in order to discover the Pythagorean theorem. The lesson was then revised to use tools such as patty paper and GeoGebra software.

References

Marzano, R. (September 2011). The Perils and Promises of Discovery Learning. Educational Leadership, 86--87.

Veljan, D. (2000). The 2500 Year-Old Pythagorean Theorem. Mathematics Magazine, 73(4), 259--272. Available on-line at https://www.jstor.org/stable/2690973

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Published

2020-04-12

How to Cite

Schulte, C. (2020). Looking for Pythagoras (pp. 65--70). Ohio Journal of School Mathematics, 84(1). Retrieved from https://ohiomathjournal.org/index.php/OJSM/article/view/7007