Discovering Pythagoras with Lumio and the A/B Paired Strategy.

This term, Year 9 students in Mrs Bennett’s class have been diving into the fascinating world of Pythagoras’ Theorem. Using Lumio, an interactive learning platform, students explored how the theorem applies to right-angled triangles and real-life scenarios.

To enhance collaboration and critical thinking, we implemented the Paired A/B Strategy. This approach encouraged students to work in pairs, alternating roles as “A” and “B” to explain concepts, solve problems and reflect on their reasoning. It was fantastic to see learners actively engaging, questioning and supporting each other throughout the process.

Highlights from the lesson:

• Interactive Activities: Students manipulated shapes and visual proofs on Lumio to understand why the square of the hypotenuse equals the sum of the squares of the other two sides.
• Peer Learning: The A/B strategy fostered confidence and communication skills as students explained their thinking and challenged ideas constructively.

Identifying the hypotenuse

Calculating the length of the hypotenuse

Calculating the length of one of the shorter sides

Reasoning whether the triangle was right-angled or not!

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