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Yr 8 Assessment Task - Pythagoras' Theorem Name: - Part A

This document contains a worksheet assessing students' knowledge of Pythagoras' Theorem. It asks students to answer multiple choice questions about Pythagoras' life and the Pythagoreans. It then has students calculate values using Pythagoras' Theorem. Finally, it prompts students to create original word problems involving Pythagoras' Theorem and provide diagrams and solutions. The marking guide evaluates students' word problems, solutions, and diagrams.

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Yr 8 Assessment Task - Pythagoras' Theorem Name: - Part A

This document contains a worksheet assessing students' knowledge of Pythagoras' Theorem. It asks students to answer multiple choice questions about Pythagoras' life and the Pythagoreans. It then has students calculate values using Pythagoras' Theorem. Finally, it prompts students to create original word problems involving Pythagoras' Theorem and provide diagrams and solutions. The marking guide evaluates students' word problems, solutions, and diagrams.

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Yr 8 Assessment Task – Pythagoras’ Theorem

Name: ______________________

Part A
Answer the following in the space provided. (1 mark each)

1. When and where was Pythagoras born?


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2. When and where did he live?


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3. Give a brief description of Pythagoras’ early childhood.


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4. Who were the three philosophers who influenced Pythagoras?


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5. Who was Thales?


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6. Describe the Pythagoreans
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7. Aside from Mathematics what other subjects was Pythagoras interested in?
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8. Draw a neat diagram of the Pythagorean symbol (pentagram)?


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9. What is a Pythagorean triad?


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10. What is Pythagoras theorem?


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Part B
Calculate the value of the pronumeral in each of the questions, showing full working
in a clear and neat manner.

1.)
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2.)
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3.)
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4.)
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Part C

You are to create two questions involving Pythagoras’ Theorem that relate to the
backyard, house or garden. ( i.e. swinging into a pool, a ladder against a tree or a
skate ramp etc)
 Must include one finding the hypotenuse and one finding the shorter -
side type questions.
 You are also required to provide the solutions to this question
 Include a neat and clear diagram

Marking Guide for Part C.


Questions Solutions Diagram Originality
Marks
None None Provided None None
0 Provided Provided Provided
Basic Solutions Basic Sketch Slightly
Questions given to some similar ideas
1 questions to those
already
given.
Sound Correct Draw neatly Very original
questions solutions given and clearly questions
2
provided to some
questions
In-depth, Correct
3 challenging solutions given
questions. to all questions

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