Pythagoras’ theorem (8 lessons)
In this sequence of 8 lessons, students explore Pythagoras’ theorem by finding side lengths, perimeters, and areas of right-angled triangles and composite shapes.
Additional details |
|
| Year level(s) | Year 8 |
|---|---|
| Audience | Teacher |
| Purpose | Teaching resource |
| Format | Web page |
| Teaching strategies and pedagogical approaches | Explicit teaching, Worked examples, Questioning, Mathematics investigation |
| Keywords | problem solving, perimeter and area applications, pythagorean triples, right‑angled triangles, pythagoras' theorem |
Curriculum alignment |
|
| Curriculum connections | Numeracy |
| Strand and focus | Space |
| Topics | Angles and geometric reasoning |
| AC: Mathematics (V9.0) content descriptions |
AC9M8M06
Use Pythagoras' theorem to solve problems involving the side lengths of right-angled triangles |
| Numeracy progression |
Understanding geometric properties (P7)
Understanding units of measurement (P10) Multiplicative strategies (P9) |
Copyright details |
|
| Organisation | Victoria State Government Department of Education |
| Copyright | © State Government of Victoria. Creative Commons BY 4.0. |
