Unit Plan 20-3; CHAPTER 3; AREA AND VOLUME

Course
Subject
Developed by

20-3
Math
Claire McCann

Grade Level
Time Frame

10/11/12
1.5 weeks

Stage 1: Program of Studies, Prior Knowledge, Objectives, and Potential Challenges

Content Standard(s)
Program of Studies:
General Outcome: Develop spatial sense

through direct and indirect measurement.

Specific Outcomes:

Solve problems that involve SI and

imperial units in surface area
measurements and verify the solutions
Solve problems that involve SI and
imperial units in volume and capacity
measurements.
Prior Knowledge:
What do students already know . . .
Students will need to have some foundational algebra skills
when using certain prescribed formulas for surface area and
volume.

Achievement Indicators/Key Outcomes:

1.1Explain,usingexamples,thedifferencebetween
volumeandsurfacearea.

1.2Explain,usingexamples,includingnets,the
relationshipbetweenareaandsurfacearea.

1.3Explainhowareferentcanbeusedtoestimatesurface
area.

1.4Estimatethesurfaceareaofa3Dobject.

1.5Illustrate,usingexamples,theeffectofdimensional
changesonsurfacearea.

1.6Solveacontextualproblemthatinvolvesthesurface
areaof3Dobjects,includingspheres,andthatrequiresthe
manipulationofformulas.

2.1Explain,usingexamples,thedifferencebetween
volumeandcapacity.

2.2Identifyandcomparereferentsforvolumeandcapacity
measurementsinSIandimperialunits.

2.3Estimatethevolumeorcapacityofa3Dobjector
container,usingareferent.

2.4IdentifyasituationwhereagivenSIorimperialvolume
unitwouldbeused.

2.5Solveproblemsthatinvolvethevolumeof3Dobjects
andcomposite3Dobjectsinavarietyofcontexts.

2.6Solveaproblemthatinvolvesthecapacityof
containers.

2.7WriteagivenvolumemeasurementexpressedinoneSI

Students will need to be able to isolate for one variable.

Students will have to have a foundational understanding of
surface area, volume and capacity.
Possible Struggles or Challenges:
Students may struggle with manipulating and
solving certain formulas for surface area and
volume.
Students may struggle in visualizing 2D nets
designed to more easily break down the 3D objects.
Students may struggle to solve contextualized word
problems with no visualization of certain objects.

unitcubedinanotherSIunitcubed.

2.8Writeagivenvolumemeasurementexpressedinone
imperialunitcubedinanotherimperialunitcubed.

2.9Determinethevolumeofprisms,cones,cylinders,
pyramids,spheresandcomposite3Dobjects,usinga
varietyofmeasuringtoolssuchasrulers,tapemeasures,
calipersandmicrometers.

2.10Determinethecapacityofprisms,cones,pyramids,
spheresandcylinders,usingavarietyofmeasuringtools
andmethods,suchasgraduatedcylinders,measuringcups,
measuringspoonsanddisplacement.

2.11Describetherelationshipbetweenthevolumesof:
o

conesandcylinderswiththesamebaseandheight

pyramidsandprismswiththesamebaseand
height.

2.12Illustrate,usingexamples,theeffectofdimensional
changesonvolume.

2.13Solveacontextualproblemthatinvolvesthevolume
ofa3Dobject,includingcomposite3Dobjects,orthe
capacityofacontainer.

2.14Solveacontextualproblemthatinvolvesthevolume
ofa3Dobjectandrequiresthemanipulationofformulas.

Stage 2: Assessment Evidence

Summative Assessment:
One Quizzes.
1. Quiz #1, Friday, March 11th on 3.1-3.2
One final unit test
1. Final Unit Test, Thursday, March 17th, 3.1-3.4
Formative Assessments
Feedback from students during work time.
One on one individual time spent with students in class and tutorial.

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Lesson Activity

Key Outcomes

3.1

Introduction
P. 127 #1
P.128 #2 Practice Individually
P. 131 #3, 4 (composite figures)
P. 132 Go over example 3
P. 133 Name the following
Prisms

Tuesday
(March 8)

3.1 Part II

Wednesday
(March 9)

3.2

Monday
(March 7)

P. 134 Example 4
P. 135 #6 a and b
P. 136 #7
P. 138 #8 a and b
P. 142 #9

Students will begin to familiarize

themselves with the formulas required to
find the area of shapes that include,
rectangles, squares, parallelograms,
triangles, circles, and trapezoids.
Students will begin to use several
different formulas to determine the areas
of figures that are made up several
different shapes.
Students will begin to analyze and
calculate the surface areas of prisms.
Students will begin to create the nets of
3D objects.
Students will practice figuring out the
surface area of many different 3
dimensional prisms and objects.

Students will learn how to calculate the

surface area of pyramids, cylinders,
spheres and cones.

Students will learn the difference

between volume and capacity of
prisms and cylinders.

Students will learn how to calculate

volume and capacity or spheres, cones,
and pyramids.

P. 150 #1, 2
P. 153 #5-6
P. 158 #10
P. 161 Example 6
P. 168 #18
Assign P. 166-167 #21-23
P. 167 #1-5

Thursday
(March 10)

3.3
P. 171 # 1 a & b
P. 172 # 2
P. 173 Example 3
P. 178 # 8-9
Assign P. 179 #1-6

Friday
(March 11)
Monday
(March 14)

QUIZ 3.1-3.3
3.4
P. 183 #1-2
P. 186 # 3 a
P. 187 # 5
P. 191 # 7 a and c
Assign P. 192 #1-5

Materials
Resources

Tuesday
(March 15)
Wednesday
(March 16)
Thursday
(March 17)

3.4 Part II

Activity?

Review: Chapter Test

UNIT TEST

Considerations
How has learner differentiation been
addressed?

How does the unit design include a

variety of teaching?

What changes would I make for next

time?

Stage 4 Reflection
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