Hypotenuse Heist

A single-player Pythagorean Theorem game for 8th grade. Measure zip lines, ladders, laser grids and vault boxes on a rooftop caper, find distances on a coordinate grid, and finish with a skills report for 8.G.B.7 and 8.G.B.8.

• Single player: each student plays on their own Chromebook, laptop or tablet.
• A world map with 6 levels and 2 boss battles. Levels get harder after 3 right in a row and easier after a miss.
• Missed problems come back for a second chance. New problems every time you play.
• Ends with a skills report: every skill marked Mastered, Still learning, Needs help or Not reached, the student's common mistakes, missed problems with the right answers, and what to practice next. Printable, with a check code teachers can verify.
• No student logins. Works offline once downloaded.

Skills (5): Find the hypotenuse of a right triangle (8.G.B.7); Find a missing leg of a right triangle (8.G.B.7); Solve real-world right triangle problems (8.G.B.7); Find the distance between two points on a coordinate grid (8.G.B.8); Find a diagonal inside a box (3-D) (8.G.B.7)

Grade: Grade 8 · Common Core: 8.G.B.7, 8.G.B.8

What's included: the game file (opens in any web browser) and a Quick Start guide with the levels, skills, standards and how to check a report.

Single-teacher license. Use it with all of your own students and classroom devices.