How tall is the Flagpole? by Shelley Lake https://padlet.com/slake3/flagpole Students will use the concepts from class discussion to calculate how tall the school flagpole is. en-us 2015-12-03 18:02:52 UTC 2025-11-08 06:44:12 UTC hello@padlet.com Task: How Tall is the FlagPole?  slake3 https://padlet.com/slake3/flagpole/wish/84778499
  1. This week's activity is to discover a method of calculating the height of our School's flagpole using similar triangles and without measuring the actual pole.
]]> 2015-12-03 18:03:10 UTC https://padlet.com/slake3/flagpole/wish/84778499 TOOLS:  slake3 https://padlet.com/slake3/flagpole/wish/84782593 Your group will be given a measuring tape, yarn, a mirror, and an iPad, markers, Poster paper.

Your group will need:

pencils, composition notebooks.

]]> 2015-12-03 18:14:19 UTC https://padlet.com/slake3/flagpole/wish/84782593 3.) Watch the following Video:  slake3 https://padlet.com/slake3/flagpole/wish/84785155 How does this method implement similar triangles, scale factor and/or Pythagorean Theorem?

]]> 2015-12-03 18:21:11 UTC https://padlet.com/slake3/flagpole/wish/84785155 4.) Other helpful ideas and/or resources:  slake3 https://padlet.com/slake3/flagpole/wish/84789611 2015-12-03 18:34:07 UTC https://padlet.com/slake3/flagpole/wish/84789611 5.) Last Helpful hint:  slake3 https://padlet.com/slake3/flagpole/wish/84789775 Watch this video:

]]> 2015-12-03 18:34:34 UTC https://padlet.com/slake3/flagpole/wish/84789775 HOW TALL IS THE FLAGPOLE: slake3 https://padlet.com/slake3/flagpole/wish/84791142 As a group, you are to use a minimum of two methods to find the height of the School's flagpole. Create a HOW-TO Poster explaining your results, include illustrations and diagrams where appropriate

]]> 2015-12-03 18:38:10 UTC https://padlet.com/slake3/flagpole/wish/84791142 Vocabulary to include in explanations:  slake3 https://padlet.com/slake3/flagpole/wish/84827077 Dilations

Similar Triangles

Vertical Angels

Pythagorean Theorem

Congruence

]]> 2015-12-03 20:27:09 UTC https://padlet.com/slake3/flagpole/wish/84827077 Additional Lessons:  slake3 https://padlet.com/slake3/flagpole/wish/84827441 Angle Relationships

]]> 2015-12-03 20:28:44 UTC https://padlet.com/slake3/flagpole/wish/84827441 Warm-up:  slake3 https://padlet.com/slake3/flagpole/wish/84828241 Similar Triangles

]]> 2015-12-03 20:33:15 UTC https://padlet.com/slake3/flagpole/wish/84828241 Reflection activity:  slake3 https://padlet.com/slake3/flagpole/wish/84838185 Attach an individual reflection of this activity answering the following questions:

How does this activity use dilation?

How does this activity use similar triangles?

How does this activity use angle relationships?

Could you use Pythagorean theorem to help answer the height of the flagpole? If yes, How?

Did you enjoy this activity? Why or Why not?

Use appropriate vocabulary and terminology in your reflection.

]]> 2015-12-03 21:28:24 UTC https://padlet.com/slake3/flagpole/wish/84838185 2.) Dilation:  slake3 https://padlet.com/slake3/flagpole/wish/86475004 Answer the following questions in your comp book: How can you use your knowledge of similar triangles, scale factor and Pythagorean Theorem to find the height of the flag pole?.  Use as much vocabulary as you can in your group discussion summary. 

]]> 2015-12-14 20:32:58 UTC https://padlet.com/slake3/flagpole/wish/86475004 Quiz yourself slake3 https://padlet.com/slake3/flagpole/wish/148616730 Can you identify the scale factor of these similar triangles? ]]> 2017-01-23 04:09:55 UTC https://padlet.com/slake3/flagpole/wish/148616730 What would you tell victor? slake3 https://padlet.com/slake3/flagpole/wish/148639262 As a group, discuss what your answer would be to the problem below. ]]> 2017-01-23 08:42:18 UTC https://padlet.com/slake3/flagpole/wish/148639262