Use a new medium to investigate an old mathematical theorem. Young mathematicians learn about the Pythagorean Theorem from a YouTube video in the Socratica Geometry playlist. They first see if a set of values is a Pythagorean triple and then find missing side lengths in a right triangle.

Concepts

pythagorean theorem, right triangles, pythagorean triples

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Additional Tags

math

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Instructional Ideas

• Provide some additional practice problems for pupils to work on
  

Classroom Considerations

• Individuals should know how to square values and how to take the square root
• Learners should be able to solve equations for a variable
  

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Shows step-by-step work in solutions
• Diagrams help with understanding
  

Cons

• None

Common Core

8.G.B.8