Block Volume Lesson
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Block Volume Lesson
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| Subject
Area |
Volume Measurement |
| Age
or Grade |
7th Grade |
| Estimated
Length |
1.5 hours |
| Prerequisite
knowledge/skills |
Linear measurement skills, ability to multiply numbers |
| Description
of New Content |
Volume calcuation from a physical model |
| Goals |
Introduce concept of volume and provide students with a model that goes from a 2-D surface to a 3-D object |
| Materials
Needed |
Squared paper, blocks, ruler, pencil, scissors, tape, Block Volume Worksheet (pdf format) |
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Procedure
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Opener - Can we make a block out of this piece of paper? Development - Follow worksheet Closure - Student presentation of work and discussion of mathematical volume calculation
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| Evaluation |
Worksheet and paper 'block' graded for accuracy and neatness |
| Extensions |
Serves as an introduction to the mathematical representation of volume and leads into uses for volume measurement |
| References | N/A |