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File Cabinet ActivityFile Cabinet Activity
Publisher
101 Questions
Resource Details
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Grade
6th - 8th
Subjects
Math
2 more...
Resource Type
Activities & Projects
Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
45 mins
Instructional Strategies
Collaborative Learning
1 more...
Technology
Video
Internet Access
Year
2012
Usage Permissions
Creative Commons
BY-NC: 3.0
cc
Activity

File Cabinet

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This File Cabinet activity also includes:
  • File Cabinet
  • File Cabinet: Act 2 - 1 [ESTIMATE cabinet]
  • File Cabinet: Act 2 - 2 [height]
  • File Cabinet: Act 2 - 3 [width]
  • File Cabinet: Act 2 - 4 [depth]
  • File Cabinet: Act 2 - 5 [ESTIMATE sticky]
  • File Cabinet: Act 2 - 6 [sticky]
  • Mr. Stadel's Height [Estimation 180]
  • File Cabinet: Act 3 [Checkpoint]
  • File Cabinet: Act 3 [SHORT]
  • Activity
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Take the resource out of the file cabinet. Young mathematicians estimate the number of sticky notes it would take to cover the surface area of a file cabinet. They answer a set of questions on how the number of sticky notes would change if dimensions are doubled and on how long the process would take.

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

area, surface area, surface area of prisms, estimation

Additional Tags

math

Instructional Ideas

  • Provide a file cabinet for learners to measure

Classroom Considerations

  • Pupils should be familiar with area and surface area
  • Scholars must have experience with estimation strategies

Pros

  • Includes embedded videos describing the situation
  • Lists question to use with the class during discussion

Cons

  • All images must be accessed separately

Common Core

6.G.A.4 7.G.B.6

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