I Can't Believe It's Cake

Students create models to approximate the volumes of complex objects by composing different combinations of prisms, cylinders, pyramids, cones, and spheres.  Modeling: This lesson attends to the full intent of the modeling process.

By Amplify Classroom

9th - 12th Grade

Math

Today’s Goals • Estimate volumes of solids composed of prisms, cylinders, pyramids, cones, and spheres. • Model real-life objects with three-dimensional solids. • Explain strategies for determining volume given unknown dimensions. (Reading, Writing, Speaking, and Listening) Additional Materials Activity 2 Cards, one set per pair; Area Formula Sheet (as needed); geometry toolkit: compasses, protractors, rulers; scientific calculators (as needed)