Pythagorean Theorem Activity
These activities have students explore theories and relationships involving triangles. Students discover the Pythagorean Theorem and use it to explore the Pythagorean and Equiangular Spirals.
In this activity, we use rubber bands and geoboards to have students make different triangles. Students draw each triangle created on their worksheet, measuring every angle and side. The goal is to have students come up with different relationships between the sides and the angles of a triangle.
Pythagorean Theorem #2 The Pythagorean Theorem
This activity uses origami paper to lead students to the Pythagorean theorem. The slides for this activity provides instructions for folding the paper. The worksheet guides students to make observations about the different folds and triangles, concluding with the Pythagorean theorem.