PYTHAGOREAN THEOREM WORD PROBLEMS with Graphic Organizer

Get your students successfully understanding and solving PYTHAGOREAN THEOREM real-world word problems with these PROBLEM SOLVING GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS.

Benefits of Problem Solving Graphic Organizers:
Problems solving graphic organizers help students organize and clarify their thoughts, infer solutions to problems, and communicate their thinking strategies.

What is Included:
This resource includes 10 problems solving graphic organizers with real-world PYTHAGOREAN THEOREM word problems that students must solve and explain using problem-solving strategies. Each graphic organizer presents students with one real-world word problem. Students must then organize the information they are given, solve, JUSTIFY their work and EXPLAIN their solution. The answer key has the correct solutions as well as sample work. Be sure to download the sample for a full overview of what you get.

How to Use:
Students can use these activities with a partner, as a warm-up , as classwork, homework, in math centers or group work.

Topics Covered:
✔ Pythagorean Theorem
✔ Converse of Pythagorean Theorem
✔ Solve a Right Triangle
✔ Pythagorean Theorem in 3-Dimensions

Common Core Alignment:

* 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.EE.2 - Use square root and cube root symbols to represent solutions to equations of the form x^2 = p and x^3 = p, where p is a positive rational number. Evaluate square roots of small perfect squares and cube roots of small perfect cubes. Know that √2 is irrational.

LICENSING TERMS: This purchase includes a license for one teacher only for personal use in their classroom. Licenses are non-transferable, meaning they can not be passed from one teacher to another. No part of this resource is to be shared with colleagues or used by an entire grade level, school, or district without purchasing the proper number of licenses. If you are a coach, principal, or district interested in transferable licenses to accommodate yearly staff changes, please contact me for a quote at exceedingthecore@gmail.com.

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