Post it Pythagoras

Saturday, 15 October 2016 | 1 Comment

Inspried by this, Pythagoras in 2 minutes.

I used Post-It notes to demonstrate Pythagoras' Theorem to a class.

There's something nice and tangible about this simple demonstration.

I turned the idea into a animation:

http://imgur.com/Zx0JckI

Posted in • Lesson Idea • Pythagoras’ Theorem • Media • Images | Short URL: http://mths.co/4554

Comments

Nikki Patrick on 14 December 16 at 01:41 PM #

What a simple, cheap, and easy alternative to spending hours cutting up paper or having the students do this. Fabulous idea! I will definitely use this. Please keep sharing your ideas 😉

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