In antiquity, Pythagoras was credited with many mathematical and scientific discoveries, including the Pythagorean theorem, Pythagorean tuning, the five regular solids, the Theory of Proportions, the sphericity of the Earth, and the identity of the morning and evening stars as the planet Venus. It was said that he was the first man to call himself a philosopher.
PYTHAGORAS
What if we replaced the squares with semicircles?
Key questions
Do we understand Pythagoras' Theorem?
Can we prove Pythagoras' Theorem?
Can we problem solve with Pythagoras' Theorem?
Can we use ICT effectively?
5 lessons
Specification detail
Literacy
stories that set a frame or background
stories that accompany or intertwine
stories that introduce
stories that explain
stories that ask a question
stories that entertain
The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster
What's your Angle, Pythagoras? by Julie Ellis
Introduce...
tilted squares - 1
introducing Pythagoras - 1, 2
why squares gsp - 1, 4
spythagoras - 2
pythagoras practice - 1, 3
pile up pythagoras - 1, 3
Develop...
using pythagoras - 3
triples - 1, 3
space diagonals - 1, 3
perfect cuboids - 1, 3
the spider and the fly - 1, 3
pythagoras other proofs - 1, 2
visuals - 1, 2
triangle lengths - 1, 3