Pythagorean Theorem Murder Mystery
8.G.6 Explain a proof of the Pythagorean Theorem and its converse.
8.G.7 Apply the Pythagorean Theorem to determine unknown side lengths in right triangles in real-world and mathematical problems in two and three dimensions.
8.G.7 Apply the Pythagorean Theorem to determine unknown side lengths in right triangles in real-world and mathematical problems in two and three dimensions.
1) Rewrite the standard in your own words. How does this assignment relate to the standard?
The standards asks for us to explain the Pythagorean theorem and be able to use it in a real world problem. This assignment was to figure out a murder mystery (real world problem) by using the Pythagorean theorem, and to also explain what the Pythagorean Theorem in the paragraph we had to write about the evidence. So, the standard and assignment go hand in hand.
2) What are the steps you took to complete and do well on this assignment?
To do this assignment, we first received a worksheet of the information of three towers. This worksheet also had information on the murderers. Each murderer had a building where they could have shot somebody. From the information we got, we had to use the Pythagorean theorem to find which was the correct murderer that could have killed the man. After solving and finding the correct man, we had to draw a picture of the three towers and the murders on how they could have shot the man. On the back of that paper, we wrote a paragraph explaining how we solved it.
3) This assignment demonstrates the following strengths...
This assignment demonstrates that I know how to solve using the Pythagorean theorem. This assignment also shows that I can read a word problem and then use the Pythagorean theorem and get the right answer.
4) I could have improved my work on this assignment by...
I could have improved this assignment by making my picture look better. I got a full score for the math and explaining stuff.
5) How will you apply the skills you learned from this assignment in either the real world when you are an adult or in other classes while you are still a student?
In the real world, I might have to use Pythagorean theorems in situations. For instance, I might have to find the measurement on a side of a triangle of something or something. Then the Pythagorean theorem will come in handy.
The standards asks for us to explain the Pythagorean theorem and be able to use it in a real world problem. This assignment was to figure out a murder mystery (real world problem) by using the Pythagorean theorem, and to also explain what the Pythagorean Theorem in the paragraph we had to write about the evidence. So, the standard and assignment go hand in hand.
2) What are the steps you took to complete and do well on this assignment?
To do this assignment, we first received a worksheet of the information of three towers. This worksheet also had information on the murderers. Each murderer had a building where they could have shot somebody. From the information we got, we had to use the Pythagorean theorem to find which was the correct murderer that could have killed the man. After solving and finding the correct man, we had to draw a picture of the three towers and the murders on how they could have shot the man. On the back of that paper, we wrote a paragraph explaining how we solved it.
3) This assignment demonstrates the following strengths...
This assignment demonstrates that I know how to solve using the Pythagorean theorem. This assignment also shows that I can read a word problem and then use the Pythagorean theorem and get the right answer.
4) I could have improved my work on this assignment by...
I could have improved this assignment by making my picture look better. I got a full score for the math and explaining stuff.
5) How will you apply the skills you learned from this assignment in either the real world when you are an adult or in other classes while you are still a student?
In the real world, I might have to use Pythagorean theorems in situations. For instance, I might have to find the measurement on a side of a triangle of something or something. Then the Pythagorean theorem will come in handy.