Wheel of Theodorus

Bring a little art into your math class as you begin to use the Pythagorean theorem and your students first meet irrational numbers.

The activity:  Irrational-numbers.pdf

For members we have an editable Word docx and solutions with teacher tips.

Irrational-numbers.docx       Irrational-numbers-solution.pdf

CCSS: 8.EE.2, 8.NS.1, 8.NS.2, 8.G.7, HSN.RN.B.3, HSA.REI.B.4, MP5

For another activity about irrational numbers you can review multiplication skills as you demonstrate the non-ending nature of irrational number approximations:  What me irrational?

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