Wednesday, February 22, 2017

Student Demonstrations of the Pythagorean Theorem

Students were asked to demonstrate the Pythagorean Theorem, using 5 geometric figures that each team was given.  (The problem is presented in an earlier post from today.  Scroll back!)

Here is a poster that one team submitted.  It clearly shows how to take the 5 geometric figures and place them to create a visual image of a-squared plus b-squared.  Then they take the same 5 figures and create a picture of c-squared:







































An Eighth Grade team submitted this video as a way to demonstrate the theorem.  This video is the essence of mathematical elegance!  Tell us what you think: