The Unit Organizer

NAME
DATE

BIGGER PICTURE

Cassie Cooper
March 2014

8th Grade Math

2

LAST UNIT/Experience

Functions
8

UNIT SCHEDULE

Pythagorean Theorem

distance formula
a+b=c

Application Problems
Application ActivityFinding
Height
Pythagorean Theorem and
Solids

Volume of composite solids

Quiz 2

Multi-Genre Project (3 Days)

missing side
lengths of right
triangles

Use the Pythagorean Theorem to solve for the missing side lengths. (CCSS 8.G.7)
Use the converse of the Pythagorean Theorem to determine if each set of side lengths can be a
right triangle. (CCSS 8.G.6)
Explain the Pythagorean Theorem in your own words without variables. (CCSS 8.G.6)
Find the distance between the following pairs of points on the coordinate plane. (CCSS 8.G.8)
Determine the volume of the composite solid by finding the missing variables. (CCSS 8.G.7)

Applicatio
n
Explanation
Computation

UNIT

distances
between points
on a coordinate
plane

RELATIONSHIPS

UNIT SELF-TEST
QUESTIONS

Unit Test

Transformations

the relationship between

the side lengths of right
triangles

Proof of Theorem
Finding distance, finding
missing side lengths

Distance Formula

NEXT UNIT/Experience

UNIT MAP

Review of points, distance,

square roots

Quiz 1

CURRENT
CURRENT
UNIT UNIT

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9

NAME
DATE

Pythagorean Theorem

Expanded Unit Map

the relationship between

the side lengths of right
triangles

distance formula
a+b=c
distances
between points
on a coordinate
plane

missing side
lengths of right
triangles

which
can
be
found
in

Plane Figures
(2D Triangles)

NEW
UNIT
SELF-TEST
QUESTIONS

10

Solids

such as

Cylinders
Cubes
Cones
Pyramids
Prisms

Multi-Genre Project: In a group, construct a real-world application problem that requires the use of the
Pythagorean Theorem in the solution. Solve it. Construct 1 genre per member in your group that describes the
problem or solution (e.g. a poem, skit, song, summary, etc.) Present your genres to the class and explain how they
relate to your application problem.