Pythagoras's Mysterious Box
Standards: CCSS.MATH 8.G.B.6, 8.G.B.7, 8.G.B.8, TEKS.MATH 8.6C, 8.7C, 8.7D, BEST MA.8.GR.1.1, MA.8.GR.1.2, MA.8.GR.1.3
Several old journal pages have been discovered that contain information about relatives of the famous mathematician Pythagoras. One of his relatives was in possession of a mysterious locked box that is said to have been owned by Pythagoras. The contents are unknown and the historical museum in Washington, D.C. has hired you to put together the clues in the journal to open the locked box and reveal the priceless contents.