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  • Topic:Area and Volume
  • Subject(s):Math
  • Days:15
  • Grade(s):9, 10
Key Learning: The formula for a parallelogram can be used to develop formulas for other polygons. Surface area can be calculated by finding the area of the net. The area and volume of a shape changes disproportionately with changes in the shape's linear size.
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Why is it important to be able to calculate area and volume? What does the volume of a shape represent?
   
Concept: Area
Concept: Space Figures
Concept: Surface Area
Lesson Essential Question(s):

Can a parallelogram be made to look like a rectangle? (ET)

Why are the units squared? (ET)

What transformation can be perfomed on a triangle to form a parallelogram? (ET)

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What shapes would be present in the net of a cylinder, cone, pyramid? (ET)

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What is the correlation between the size of a gift and the amount of gift wrap needed? (ET)

How can a net be used in calculating surface area? (ET)

Concept: Volume
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Lesson Essential Question(s):

How would an increase in the height of a shape increase its volume? (A)

How would an increase in the height of a shape increase its volume? (ET)

Why are units in volume cubed? (A)

Why are units in volume cubed? (ET)

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Vocabulary:

volume, cubic unit

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Additional Info:

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Vocabulary Report

  • area -
  • volume -
  • space figures -
  • surface area -
  • lateral area -
  • cubic unit -
  • prism -
  • altitude -
  • pyramid -
  • altitude of a triangle -
  • slant height -
  • cylinder -
  • cone -
  • sphere -
  • net -