Questions & Activities to Make Math Better.
As promised, here is a compilation of all my area, surface are and volume projects and activities. Online Calculator click Exit Tickets click Area Area App click Application click Surface Area Application Application for Surface Area Build A Robot Bonus Activity in my book Make Math Not Suck Volume & Spheres Application Volume and Spheres Application Popcorn… Continue reading Surface Area and Volume – all the goods
I am a huge proponent of application when application is possible. I realize sometimes application is not possible at the level you are teaching. For example, my senior son was working on Calculus the other day and had to recall the exponent rules from Algebra 1 (8th grade for him). He hasn't needed to use… Continue reading Surface Area and Volume Calculator
Installment three of the area, surface area, and volume application problems. I know some of you have been using these and I hope they are working out well. Area application can be found here. Surface area application can be found here. In this post I have included volume application problems and application for surface area… Continue reading Volume and Spheres Application
I posted some area application problems last week. You can find that post here. I also promised some surface area problems, so here you go. One page is many different problems that you could use as an assignment, assessment, or problem of the day. The second one is one problem broken up into 5 days,… Continue reading Application for Surface Area
In Geometry, we teach area as a quick review before surface area and volume. This year, I wanted this topic to be more of a life skill than just a review. I taught students how to use Google cards to find the area of common shapes. A quick search will pull up the following card… Continue reading Application for Area
I saw this activity on Facebook last year. I don't know who the teacher is, but the project is posted on North Central Parke Community School Corporation Facebook page. I created the instructional slide below to facilitate the process with my students. Students had to select an object in the classroom to enlarge or reduce.… Continue reading Honey, I Shrunk the Classroom
I have been doing this activity LONG before computers were a staple in the classroom. (We won't talk about how many years that's been!) I love this project now as much as I did when I started. I used to have a Far Side by Gary Larson desk calendar and each year I would keep… Continue reading Far Side Expansion
For the last 9 years, I've had students do a Trig project where they use handmade clinometers to measure the height of an object taller than they are. I love this project because it shows the application of Trig and guides students through a thought process to solve this type of problem. This year I… Continue reading Student Created Trig Word Problems
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