In this performance assessment, students will solve two real-world problems by finding the missing leg or hypotenuse of a right triangle. Then they will supply lengths for embedded right triangles, using the Pythagorean Theorem to prove that their lengths create right triangles.
This assessment is best used once students have had instruction and practice solving problems using the Pythagorean Theorem.
In this performance assessment, students will solve two real-world problems by finding the missing leg or hypotenuse of a right triangle. Then they will supply lengths for embedded right triangles, using the Pythagorean Theorem to prove that their lengths create right triangles.
This assessment is best used once students have had instruction and practice solving problems using the Pythagorean Theorem.
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D. Geometric ReasoningStudents can analyze, evaluate and generate explanations about their world by exploring the properties and relationships of points, lines, shapes, space, and the positions of figures. |
Distance Between Two Points 1Students can find the horizontal and vertical distances between two points on a graph. |
Below are analytic teacher rubrics. The column on the left shows the dimension that is being measured in the student’s performance. The levels across the top row indicate the performance level in the dimensions. Occasionally all dimensions and performance levels are exemplified by multiple students in a single recording.
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