Tuesday: Converse of Pythagorean Theorem

1) Warm-up: Half page, self checking puzzle "Why did the cow dislike the farmer?"  - finding the hypotenuse

2) Visit Learning Targets for Pythagorean Theorem




3) PT: Pythagorean Triples, see student work below

• Students had to find relationships between different Pythagorean Triples, then use this relationship to discover more
• I was amazed at how quickly students caught on, including going back to vocabulary from unit 1: scale factor

4) Assignment: Roots and Powers handout