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Accessible Shapes Unit PlanAccessible Shapes Unit Plan
Publisher
PBS
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Grade
6th - 8th
Subjects
Math
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Resource Type
Unit Plans
Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
1 mo 5 days
Instructional Strategies
Collaborative Learning
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Technology
Video
Presentation
Internet Access
Year
2011
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Unit Plan

Accessible Shapes

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This Accessible Shapes unit plan also includes:
  • Accessible Shapes Overview
  • Mirror Images (.ppt)
  • Topographic Maps (.ppt)
  • What Am I? (.ppt)
  • Review: Area and Perimeter (.ppt)
  • Circles: Area and Circumference (.ppt)
  • Volume of a Rectangular Prism (.ppt)
  • Surface Area of Rectangular Prisms (.ppt)
  • Volume of a Cylinder (.ppt)
  • Surface Area of a Cylinder (.ppt)
  • Popcorn Prisms (.ppt)
  • Lesson Plan
  • Activity
  • Worksheet
  • Assessment
  • Template
  • Answer Key
  • Rubric
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All the 2-D and 3-D measurement work you need is in one location. Divided into three sections, the geometry lesson plans consist of visualization of three dimensions, classifying geometric figures, and finding surface area and volume. The unit provides student videos and presentation slides, along with formative and summative assessments.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

perspective drawing, topographical maps, topography, spatial terms, triangles, 3-d figures, geometric figures, vertex, parallel sides, sides, polygons, angles, right angles, acute angles, obtuse angles, congruence, congruent angles, perpendicular lines, acute triangles, right triangles, obtuse triangles, scalene, scalene triangles, equilateral, equilateral triangles, isosceles triangles, quadrilaterals, parallelograms, rectangles, squares, rhombus, isosceles trapezoids, trapezoids, surface area, volume, area, circumference, perimeter, area formulas, volume formulas, pi

Additional Tags

math

Instructional Ideas

  • Assign groups to the different lessons to present to the rest of the class using the slides as a reference

Classroom Considerations

  • The class should be familiar with the different two- and three-dimensional shapes
  • Though designed for a sixth grade math class, the content covers several years of math

Pros

  • Includes professional development videos for the different sections
  • Contains answer keys

Cons

  • None

Common Core

3.G.A.1 4.MD.A.3 4.G.A.1 4.G.A.2 5.MD.C.5.b 5.G.B.3 5.G.B.4 6.G.A.1 6.G.A.2 7.G.B.4 7.G.B.6 MP6 MP7

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