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Mathematics Essentials 11 Measurement and Design

Specific Curriculum Outcomes

D1       demonstrate an understanding of the concept of perimeter and area

D2       calculate perimeter and area

D3       estimate perimeter and area using estimation strategies

D4       use perimeter and area to solve a variety of real world problems

E1        understand the meaning and use of square root numbers when determining the dimensions (sides) of a square

E2        understand and apply the Pythagorean Theorem

E3        find the missing side measure in a right angle triangle

D5       demonstrate an understanding of volume and surface area

D6       calculate surface area and volume of rectangular prisms and cylinders

D7       use surface area and volume to solve real world problems

D8       estimate the volume and surface area using estimation strategies

D9       calculate scale factors in 2-D scale diagrams and 3-D scale models understand the relationship among the scale factor and the related change in area or volume

E4        create 2-D scale diagrams and 3-D scale models

Activities

  • Area of 2D Shapes from Ms. Konstantine (@GiftedBA) - Some great activities for finding the area of 2D shapes.
  • R2D2 Post-its 3 Act Task from Jon Orr - Post it notes are placed on a bulletin board in the shape of R2D2.  Ask students to estimate and then calculate the surface area of the bulletin board to find the total number of post-it notes used.
  • Coin Carpet 3 Act Task from Dan Meyer - If you were going to carpet the room with a single kind of Canadian coin, which would be the cheapest option?  If you could use any coin currently in circulation in the world, what would you use?  Some extra questions: Design a pattern using 2 or 3 different coins to carpet the floor in the classroom and determine the cost.  Would coins make a good floor material?  
  • Design a Flag - Read the article from Wired about Redesign SF's suck-tastic Flag. Or watch Roman Mars' TED talk about flag design. Have students design their own flag for your school. Perhaps someone at the school could actually sew up the best flag for the school.  You could scale it up from the drawing to actual size.  How much would the material cost to create the real flag?
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The San Francisco flag is a mess. Roman Mars wants to redesign it.
  • File Cabinet from Andrew Stadel - How many post-it notes will it take to completely cover Mr. Stadel's fil cabinet?
  • Going Round in Circles from Andrew Stadel - Compare the heigth of a water bottle to its circumference. Most students will say the circumference is shorter than the height of the water bottle.
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