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Volume and Surface Area II Lesson PlanVolume and Surface Area II Lesson Plan
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EngageNY
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Grade
7th
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Math
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Duration
45 mins
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Year
2015
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Volume and Surface Area II

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Determine the cost of projects based on volume or surface area. Pupils work problems to determine the cost of building a brick planter and a stainless steel feeder in the 27th installment of a 28-part series. Participants must consider the volumes and surface areas of the design, along with any cutouts the structures may have.

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

capacity, liquid volume, volume, volume of prisms, volume of rectangular prisms, surface area, surface area of prisms, cost

Additional Tags

math

Instructional Ideas

  • Create groups that use different strategies to compare their findings
  • Bring in manipulatives such as plastic bricks and have groups build scale structures

Classroom Considerations

  • Class members should know how to calculate the volume and surface area of prisms

Pros

  • Includes scaffolding for pupils of all levels
  • Provides graphics to help visualize the figures

Cons

  • None

Common Core

7.G.B.6

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