A lesson linking square numbers and square roots to area. It covers the area formulas for squares, rectangles and triangles, types of triangle, how squaring connects to powers and Pythagoras, what a square root is and how to find one on a scientific calculator.
What this presentation covers
- area of squares, rectangles and triangles
- acute, obtuse and right angled triangles
- squares as powers
- the link to Pythagoras’ theorem
- what a square root is
- finding square roots on a scientific calculator
Level: KS3
Slides: 11
Format: PowerPoint (.pptx)
Contributed by: Dianne Wager