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K–12 teaching and learning · from the UNC School of Education

Nikki Costello, an 8th grade math teacher at C.A. Erwin Middle School, Asheville, NC and Kelly Crisp, a 7th grade teacher at Valley Springs Middle School, Arden, NC, co-authored this lesson as part of a LEARN NC-sponsored “Problem-Centered Math Success” workshop in May, 2001 at NCCAT.

Resources created by Kelly Crisp

Fire In Pythagorville: Problem-Centered Lessons
Students will work on problem-centered lessons which use the application of the Pythagorean theorem to put out a fire in the fictional town of Pythagorville.
Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Mathematics)
By Kelly Crisp.