Pythagorean Theorem Murder Mystery
1. This assignment relates to the standard 8.G.7 because we had to understand and know something called the Pythagorean Theorem. What that means is using the formula, A squared + B squared= C squared, in order to see what are the values of the sides of a RIGHT TRIANGLE. A squared and B squared are the values of the legs of the triangle, while C squared was the of the hypotenuse. So, the question is how does this formula and theory have anything to do with doing the assignment. Well, we have to use the find the value of the legs and see if they equal to the hypotenuse. When it does, we find the real murderer.
2. Here are the following steps it took me:
a. I asked for some help from Ms. Diaz to clarify any misunderstandings before I started it.
b. I began doing the calculations for the Pythagorean Theorem to find the true murderer.
c. I also made pictures of buildings and measurements so that I can write down my calculations for them.
d. I then found out who the murderer was and then wrote a report of who it was and how I figured out who it was.
e. I added a little creativity for my closing of the report by saying "Published by Detective Abdallah Mahdy at 5:34 pm."
3. This assignment demonstrated that I understand how to solve for the Pythagorean Theorem. I was also able to apply it to find out who the murderer was( with a little help). I also was able to show my work and diagrams for the buildings and angles so that I can show my calculations for the murderer. Another thing was that I included something creative. As I said before, I added something that related to what a detective would say.
4. I could have improved on this assignment by making sure that I wrote the right murderer on my paper. I had the correct one, but I accidentally put a different possible murderer. However, luckily, I checked in with one of my friends and realized they had a different murderer. I checked in with mine and realized that I put the wrong by accident( so, this led me to put in the correct one). This taught me that I should be careful of what I put in.
5. I can apply this to the real world by using mathematics to solve a mystery. For instance, if I need to solve where something has went, I can use distance. Also, if I want to know how something has changed mass, I can solve that by seeing if anything was added to increase its weight. This all is similar to the murder mystery because I know that we can be able to solve something using mathematics if we want to know what has happened in terms of change. The examples I gave had to do with solving a problem involving MATH.
2. Here are the following steps it took me:
a. I asked for some help from Ms. Diaz to clarify any misunderstandings before I started it.
b. I began doing the calculations for the Pythagorean Theorem to find the true murderer.
c. I also made pictures of buildings and measurements so that I can write down my calculations for them.
d. I then found out who the murderer was and then wrote a report of who it was and how I figured out who it was.
e. I added a little creativity for my closing of the report by saying "Published by Detective Abdallah Mahdy at 5:34 pm."
3. This assignment demonstrated that I understand how to solve for the Pythagorean Theorem. I was also able to apply it to find out who the murderer was( with a little help). I also was able to show my work and diagrams for the buildings and angles so that I can show my calculations for the murderer. Another thing was that I included something creative. As I said before, I added something that related to what a detective would say.
4. I could have improved on this assignment by making sure that I wrote the right murderer on my paper. I had the correct one, but I accidentally put a different possible murderer. However, luckily, I checked in with one of my friends and realized they had a different murderer. I checked in with mine and realized that I put the wrong by accident( so, this led me to put in the correct one). This taught me that I should be careful of what I put in.
5. I can apply this to the real world by using mathematics to solve a mystery. For instance, if I need to solve where something has went, I can use distance. Also, if I want to know how something has changed mass, I can solve that by seeing if anything was added to increase its weight. This all is similar to the murder mystery because I know that we can be able to solve something using mathematics if we want to know what has happened in terms of change. The examples I gave had to do with solving a problem involving MATH.