Week+1+Assignment

//Task Summary //
 * 1) //Review Pythagorean Theorem PowerPoint //
 * 2) //Complete Active Math Online Assignment //
 * 3) //Participate in Class Discussion //
 * 4) //Complete Homework Help //

//__Lesson:__ Looking for Pythagoras: The Pythagorean Theorem // //You will explore side lengths and areas of right triangles and squares. Your explorations will lead you to discover one of the most important relationships in all of mathematics: the Pythagorean Theorem. You will use what you are learning to solve interesting problems. // //Example:Horace is the catcher for the Humbolt Bees baseball team. Sally, the star of the Canfield Cats, is on first base. The pitcher throws a fastball and the batter swings and misses. Horace catches the pitch as Sally takes off for second base. How far must Horace throw the baseball to get Sally out at second base? //

//__** Instructions: **__ Connected Mathematics 2 //

//Weekly Expectations: // // A. On Monday, students read and review PowerPoint presentation in Wikispaces. // // B. On Tuesday, students complete Online Internet activities. // // C. On Wednesday, students post response to class discussion questions. // // D. On Thursday, complete posts responding to at least two other class members’. // // E. On Friday, complete Homework Help. //

//<span style="font-family: 'arial black',gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Attached File: [] // //<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Access the Web Codes for Grade 8, For Students // //<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Active Math Online // //<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">The Active Math Online feature lets you explore the mathematical concepts taught in your textbook. // //<span style="color: black; font-family: 'arial black',gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">You will need java to run these Active Math Online activities. Visit the [|java Web site] and choose "Java Software Free Download" to install the latest version of java. //

//<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;"> ** Investigation 1 Problem 3: Interactive Pythagoras ** Use [|Interactive Pythagoras] to explore the Pythagorean Theorem //
 * //<span style="color: black; font-family: 'arial black',gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">[|Looking for Pythagoras] //

//<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Interactive Pythagoras // //<span style="color: black; font-family: 'arial black',gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Instructions // //<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">You use letters for the lengths of the sides to express your relationship in equation form. //
 * 1) //<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Using what you know about the area of a parallelogram, explain why the red and yellow areas remain the same as you drag them first up and then down. //
 * 2) //<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">What does this say about the area of the 3 squares drawn on the triangle? //
 * 3) //<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Write your conclusion as an equation. //
 * 4) //<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">What does your equation tell you about the relationship among the three sides of a right triangle? //

//<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">__** Learning Objective(s) **__ //
 * //<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Students will be able to relate the area of a square to the side length. //
 * //<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Students will be able to estimate the values of square roots of whole numbers. //
 * //<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Students will be able to locate irrational numbers on a number line. //
 * //<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Students will develop strategies for finding the distance between two points on a coordinate grid. //
 * //<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Students will understand and apply the Pythagorean Theorem. //
 * //<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Students will use the Pythagorean Theorem to solve everyday problems. //

__//<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">** Resources: ** //__ //<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Online Text book: Connected Mathematics Project 2 (CMP 2) //

//<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">**__ Link to Class Discussion: __** // //<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Participate in Class discussion. Post your response to each discussion question below no later than Wednesday and respond to at least two other class members’ postings by the Thursday of the week. //


 * //<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">What is the length of the side of a square of a certain area? //
 * //<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">What is the relationship among the lengths of the sides of a right triangle? //
 * //<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">How can the Pythagorean Theorem be used to solve problems? //

__//<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">** Lesson Assessment: ** //__
 * //<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;"> Complete Homework Help - [|Looking for Pythagoras], Investigation 3, Exercise 2. //