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.

Grade 8Single player1 studentNo student loginsWorks offline

$5Buy Hypotenuse Heist ▶ Play the free demo 🎁 Get this game free

Try it free with your class: the demo runs right in your browser for 5 questions or 5 minutes, whichever comes first. No sign-up needed.

Or get every game, including all future games, with the All-Access Teacher License for $150.

Screenshot of Hypotenuse Heist, a single-player math practice game

What students practice

Find the long side, find a missing leg, ladders and zip lines, distance on a grid, box diagonals

Great for

Independent practice, early finishers, math centers, intervention, homework and sub plans. No prep and no student logins.

Standards

Common Core: 8.G.B.7 · 8.G.B.8

How it works

Open the game file in any web browser: Chromebooks, laptops or your smartboard. No accounts, no student logins and no internet needed once it's downloaded.
Each student types their name and picks a level on the world map. Levels get harder after 3 right in a row and easier after a miss.
Students play on their own device. Missed problems come back for a second chance, and when they finish, the skills report shows every skill as Mastered, Still learning, Needs help or Not reached, with a check code for the teacher.
Each purchase includes the game file and a one-page Quick Start guide.