GabrielMordenSnipper

March6,2015
MaryMcDowellFriendsSchool

LessonPlan:Geometry

Unit
:SurfaceAreasandVolumesofPrismsandCylinders
LessonNumber
:1

CommonCoreStateStandard
:
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.HSG.GMD.A.3
Usevolumeformulasforcylinders,pyramids,cones,andspherestosolveproblems.*
FoundationalStandard
:
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.6.G.A.2
Findthevolumeofarightrectangularprismwithfractionaledgelengthsbypackingitwithunit
cubesoftheappropriateunitfractionedgelengths,andshowthatthevolumeisthesameas
wouldbefoundbymultiplyingtheedgelengthsoftheprism.ApplytheformulasV=lwhand
V=bhtofindvolumesofrightrectangularprismswithfractionaledgelengthsinthecontext
ofsolvingrealworldandmathematicalproblems.

StandardforMathematicalPractice
:
CCSS.MATH.PRACTICE.MP2
Reasonabstractlyand
quantitatively.

LessonObjective
:Studentswillgiveaninformaldefinitionforvolumeandwillcalculatethe
volumesofrightrectangularprisms.

KeyVocabulary

Terms
:
1. RectangularPrism
2. Volume
3. Cubicunit

Materials
:
1. Worksheetswithnetsofrectangularprismsprintedonthem
2. Scissors
3. Tape
4. Worksheetwithprismproblems

Procedure
:
I.
DoNow/Exploration(15mins)
:
A. Workinginpairs,studentswillbeaskedtocutoutnetsofrightrectangular
prismsandtapethemtogether.
B. Theywillthenanswerthequestion:Whichboxisbigger?intheirnotebooks
andjustifytheiranswersusingtheresourcestheyhave.Thequestionis
intentionallyvague.
C. Discussionwillfollowwherewediscussdifferentwayswecouldmeasurethe
box.Theteacherwillelicittwokeyresponses:wecouldbediscussingvolume
orsurfacearea.Then,theteacherwillexplainthattodaywewilldiscussthe
amountofspacethattheshapetakesuporhowmuchstufffitsinsideitits
volume.
II.
Minilesson(10mins)
A. Indiscussionwiththestudents,theteacherwillpresentthefollowing,and
studentswilltakenotesintheirnotebooks:
1. Volumeistheamountofspacethatafiguretakesup.
2. Volumeismeasuredincubicunits.Wewilldiscussexamples.
3. Volumetellsushowmany1by1by1boxescouldfitinsideoursolid.
4. Theformulaforvolumeofarectangularprismislengthxwidthxheight.
B. Studentswillusethediscussiontosettlethequestionaboutwhichboxwas
bigger.Theywillmeasuretheedgesoftheboxesandcomputethevolumeof
each,includingunits.
C. Finally,theteacherwillcompleteanexampleproblemontheboardusinga
thinkaloudtechnique.
III.
IndependentPractice(15mins)
A. Studentswillcompleteaworksheetwithpracticeproblemswheretheycompute
thevolumesofrightrectangularprisms.Theywillchecktheirworkwitheach
otherandwithmewhentheyaredone.
B. Challengeproblems:Forstudentswhofinishquicklyorwhoneedextra
challenge,theywillbeaskedtofindrectangularprismswithwholenumber
dimensionswithavolumeof64cubicunits.Then,theywillbeaskedtojustify
thattheirlistisexhaustive.
IV.
Summary(10mins)
A. Studentswillanswertwoquestionsonanindexcard:
1. Whatdoesvolumemean?
2. Howdoyoucalculatethevolumeofarectangularprism?