Practice problems for solving the Pythagorean Theorem for a missing side (includes problems missing the hypotenuse and the legs). Includes an additional extension word problem that asks students to draw a picture of the scenario and solve for a missing value. Google Slides document formatted to be printed as worksheets or assigned digitally.
Give this assignment to students to creatively practice with the distance formula. Students will act as if they are working for a company that is designing and calculating distances in a new neighborhood. This assignment practices procedural fluency with the distance formula, critical thinking, and mathematical reasoning. Also reviews skills such as rounding and graphing coordinate points.
I usually use this activity for students to explore the internet and come up with their own notes on parallel and perpendicular lines. I will let students use their phones or computers to look up definitions and examples and fill in the boxes with whatever they find. Then I will have them share their findings with a partner, then with the class. This can also be used as a review, formative assessment, or quiz after a lesson about parallel and perpendicular lines.
Worksheet for students to practice solving for missing values and angles in triangles. Can be used as a class assignment, homework, or assessment. Includes a problem that requires students to compare answers and explain which answer is correct.