Pythagorean Theorem

This past week we had a couple presentations on lessons for Pythagorean Theorem, and I found both of them unique and very interesting ways of helping students to learn. The first was from Carly and some of the interesting parts of her lesson were the doodle sheet we were given, and the mini activity we had. First, the doodle sheet was a really fun way of being able to take notes for the students, especially since it was for an applied class, it would make it easy to follow along with the lesson, while also at the end of class having a set of good notes. Also, you can draw on it, colour it and have fun that way too. The activity was also interesting as we got to actually try to see Pythagorean Theorem work by cutting up squares and matching them together to show the theorem. This was a neat little hands on activity that further reinforces what they should have learnt in the lesson.

Next, was Danielle's lesson on Pythagorean Theorem, and the main component of the lesson was a game that we got to play where we had to apply the Pythagorean Theorem in order to progress in the game. I am a big fan of games so having a math game I thought was awesome as it will be easy for students to stay engaged as they compete to win the game. It was also good that the game didn't just asked the same style of question, but there was some variety to which sides you had to solve for, and some included word problems as well.

Both the lessons showed me new ways to teach an important concept and I'm excited to be able to add these ideas to my resources, and hopefully in the future I will have a chance to use them.