Pythagorean Theorem Doodle Notes
Pythagorean Theorem: 2-page "doodle notes" - visual note taking pages with interactive tasks for building stronger retention of pythagorean theorem lesson concepts in Geometry
Boost your students' focus and memory! The blend of graphic and linguistic input in these guided visual notes helps students' brains to convert the information to long-term memory more easily.
When students color or doodle in math class, it activates both hemispheres of the brain at the same time. There are proven benefits of this cross-lateral brain activity:
- new learning
- relaxation (less math anxiety)
- visual connections
- better memory & retention of the content!
Students fill in the sheets, answer the questions, and color, doodle or embellish. Then, they can use it as a study guide later on.
Content includes:
- What Pythagorean Theorem states
- Why it works (visual)
- How to use it
- Pythagoras - a teeny touch of history
- Examples
- Application Problems & Practice (Finding both legs and hypotenuse, finding distance on a coordinate plane)
- Using the converse to see if a triangle is right
2 pages are included, plus samples, keys, and info.
Check out the preview images for more detail about this item and the research behind it.
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Reviews from other teachers:
-This was so helpful for my daughter, who was in Pre-Algebra, to help her remember the info for class. She loves doodle notes so this made the task more enjoyable for her.
-My students love Doodles Notes and this was one of the first that we used to help visualize WHY the theorem is true! Thanks!!!
-My students LOVED this! They reference this sheet multiple times a week and I've noticed they remember the Pythagorean theorem with ease. I am looking forward to using more doodle notes in the future!
-My students loved these doodle notes. It provided colorful annotations and great vocabulary connection to the concepts. I also appreciated the reference to the history of the Pythagorean Theorem. This is one of my favorite topics to teach. I also connected the distance formula and the Pythagorean Theorem in the last example. It was an aha! moment for students.
-Many of my students love to use color in their notes. It was a relief to some students to not have to draw this on their own. The visuals are excellent!
-I have a class of students that skipped formal instruction on the Pythagorean Theorem and I needed a quick way to front load information so that we could continue on with a different activity that needed this skill. It was easy to understand for the students.
-This was a terrific resource to use as an introduction to the Pythagorean Theorem. I happened to use it for support after I introduced the concept. Excellent reference guide for students to use.
-My students loved the artwork that they could color in and use on their notes to make the concepts more eye appealing. Several of them are doodles and enjoyed the ability to doodle in a "math way."