Bronowksi demonstrates Pythagoras Theorem
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOvpV0CuEdc
From the 1973 BBC Series “The Ascent of Man”, Bronowski travels to Samos and shows how Pythagoras’ Theorem can be demonstrated geometrically. Students could be asked to replicate the proof after watching.
- Topics:
- Measurement, Pythagoras
- Type:
- Video
- The Australian Curriculum:
- Measurement and Geometry, Pythagoras and trigonometry, Year 9 Investigate Pythagoras’ Theorem and its application to solving simple problems involvin
- NSW 7-10 Syllabus:
- MS Measurement, MS4.1 Perimeter and Area
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