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5E Lesson Plan

Teacher: Ms. Martin Date: 3/27/17 Subject / grade level: Math 8/8th grade Materials: Note sheet 9.4 NC SCOS Essential Standards and Clarifying Objectives

Lesson objectives!: 1. Recap Pythagorean Theorem, !assi"ying N#m$ers and %&#are Roots 2. 'etermine i" a right triang!e "rom side !engths. 3. (pp!ications o" the Pythagorean Theorem Perimeter o" a triang!e • )ord pro$!ems/Rea! !i"e e*amp!es •

Differentiation strategies to "eet diverse learner needs:

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)e +i!! capt#re their interests $y reie+ing +hat +e hae a!ready !oo-ed at and $#i!d on it to app!y to rea! !i"e sit#ations and pro$!ems. )e +i!! $e adding rea! !i"e meaning to e*isting content. ere the st#dents +i!! $e as-ing themse!es ho+ the theorem can $e app!ied to rea! !i"e sit#ations. They +i!! a!so $e thin-ing a$o#t ho+ a mathematica! e&#ation can represent a!#es in the +or!d aro#nd them.

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%t#dents +i!! $e dra+ing diagrams o" sit#ations and +i!! then interpret the pro$!ems thro#gh the diagrams and $ring o#t the idea o" the Pythagorean Theorem. The st#dents +i!! $e #sing the Theorem to "ind perimeters, distances, heights and more. )hat is the Pythagorean Theorem o+ do +e -no+ +hat a!#es to p#t +here o+ is this one di""erent than the !ast one )hat are +e going to #se to "ind the height. No+ that +e -no+ the height, ho+ are +e going to "ind the perimeter )hat pieces go +here 'oes it matter i" a and $ are s+itched aro#nd )hy )hat are the on!y -ind o" triang!es the Pythagorean theorem +or-s "or

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%t#dent e*p!anations sho#!d precede introd#ction o" terms or e*p!anations $y the teacher. )hat &#estions or techni&#es +i!! the teacher #se to he!p st#dents connect their e*p!oration to the concept #nder e*amination 0ist higher order thin-ing &#estions +hich teachers +i!! #se to so!icit student  e*p!anations  e*p!anations and he!p them to #sti"y their e*p!anations.

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To dee!op a more sophisticated #nderstanding +e +i!! $e app!ying the Pythagorean Theorem to rea! !i"e sit#ations and pro$!ems. oca$ ypoten#se, !egs, Pythagorean Theorem, right ang!e o+ is this -no+!edge app!ied in o#r dai!y !ies Perimeter, height, distance/!ength

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5E Lesson Plan

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o+ +i!! st#dents demonstrate that they hae achieed the !esson o$ectie y acc#rate!y comp!eting the +ord pro$!ems on the note sheet and haing an #nderstanding o" the home+or- +or-sheet. This sho#!d $e em$edded thro#gho#t the !esson as +e!! as at the end o" the !esson

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