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How Do You Make a Right Triangle? Using Math Triumphs – Book 2: Geometry and Measurement by Glencoe McGraw-Hill

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Theme:	Discovering the Pythagorean Theorem
Grades:	6 - 8
Subject:	Math
Duration:	40¬50 minutes
Standards & Goals:	New Jersey State Curriculum Standards: 4.1. Number and Numerical Operations-numerical operations 4.2. Geometry and Measurement-geometric properties 4.3. Patterns and Algebra-functions and relationships 4.5. Mathematical Processes-problem solving Note that standards in this lesson plan are for example only. This lesson can be easily adapted to meet your state's specific standards.
Objectives:	Students will: Discover the Pythagorean Theorem. Use the Pythagorean Theorem to find missing sides of right triangles. Apply the Pythagorean Theorem to the outside world through word problems.

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How Do You Make a Right Triangle? Using Math Triumphs – Book 2: Geometry and Measurement by Glencoe McGraw-Hill

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