The Life of Pythagorus

Scavenger Hunt

1. Where was Pythagorus born and when?
2. When did he die?
Pythagoras

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3. Where did Pythagorus die?
4. What 3 kinds of men did Pythagorus say come to the        Olympics?
     a.
     b.
     c.

Pythagoras [Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy]

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5. Pythagorus was responsible for important developments in what 3 areas?
     a.
     b.
     c.
Pythagoras' Playground (by The Event Inventor)

6. Study the diagrams. Click on the animated cartoon and study the steps. After studying the diagrams, explain in your own words what a² + b² = c² means.
Pythagoras Pictures .

7. Pick a favorite quote from Pythagorus. Write it down.
Pythagoras Quotes - The Quotations Page

8. What 3 philosophers most influenced Pythagorus?
Pythagoras was born around 569 BC in Samos, Ionia which is on the western coast of what is now Turkey .

9. What are Pythagorus' followers called?
10. Where did he start his religious and philosophical school?
Pythagoras

11. How did Pythagorus discover "the mathematical rationale of musical consonance"?
Greek Music. Plato. Pythagoras. Apollo. Borghese Plaques at Hammerwood. Parthenon. National Curriculum: Ancient .

12. Where was the statement of the Pythagorean Theorem first found?
13. Is there any proof that Pythagorus actually wrote and proved the Pythagorean Theorem himself? Why or why not?
pythagorean theorem

14. What modern day country was Pythagorus born in? (Use the links in this scavenger hunt to find the answer.) .

15. What places did Pythagorus travel to? (Use the links in this scavenger hunt to find the answer.) .

16. Work the puzzle on the following website. (Use the shockwave version.). Work both the baseball problem and the ladder problem. Show all work for the last two problems.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/proof/puzzle/

1. Where was Pythagorus born and when? 2. When did he die? Pythagoras	.
3. Where did Pythagorus die? 4. What 3 kinds of men did Pythagorus say come to the Olympics? a. b. c. Pythagoras [Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy]	.
5. Pythagorus was responsible for important developments in what 3 areas? a. b. c. Pythagoras' Playground (by The Event Inventor)
6. Study the diagrams. Click on the animated cartoon and study the steps. After studying the diagrams, explain in your own words what a² + b² = c² means. Pythagoras Pictures	.
7. Pick a favorite quote from Pythagorus. Write it down. Pythagoras Quotes - The Quotations Page
8. What 3 philosophers most influenced Pythagorus? Pythagoras was born around 569 BC in Samos, Ionia which is on the western coast of what is now Turkey	.
9. What are Pythagorus' followers called? 10. Where did he start his religious and philosophical school? Pythagoras
11. How did Pythagorus discover "the mathematical rationale of musical consonance"? Greek Music. Plato. Pythagoras. Apollo. Borghese Plaques at Hammerwood. Parthenon. National Curriculum: Ancient	.
12. Where was the statement of the Pythagorean Theorem first found? 13. Is there any proof that Pythagorus actually wrote and proved the Pythagorean Theorem himself? Why or why not? pythagorean theorem
14. What modern day country was Pythagorus born in? (Use the links in this scavenger hunt to find the answer.)	.
15. What places did Pythagorus travel to? (Use the links in this scavenger hunt to find the answer.)	.
16. Work the puzzle on the following website. (Use the shockwave version.). Work both the baseball problem and the ladder problem. Show all work for the last two problems. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/proof/puzzle/