Pythagoras' theorem: Starters and plenaries

Introduce students to the world of Pythagoras with this set of interesting starter and plenary activities on Pythagoras' theorem.

Students will learn about Pythagorean triples, Euclid’s triple, Pascal's triangle, Fibonacci numbers, proofs of Pythagoras' theorem, the Theodorus spiral and more.

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