Measurement - Finding Volume

 Students confirmed their volume estimates by measuring the dimensions of the actual objects (except the loaf of bread!)

We continued our exploration of volume in Literacy class.

Some ss figured out the task. Most ss want to know if the volume must be exactly 343 & a few want to know if there can be multiple answers

Answers recorded by each group

Since there were multiple answers, we measured the dimensions as a whole class. This was a learning moment and an opportunity to review the formula for volume.

Volume = area of base x height OR length x width x height We then moved on to the day's task.

Some ss figured out the task. Most ss wanted to know if the volume must be exactly 343 and a few wanted to know if there were multiple answers.

 We came up with many different dimensions!

Geometry/Measurement - Finding the volume of 3D figures

Geometry - Isometric Drawings

http://www.teacherled.com/resources/isodraw/isoshapeload.html

Geometry - Orthographic Drawings

We reviewed the big ideas from our last lesson on the geometric properties of pyramids and prisms with this online interactive activity.

http://interactivesites.weebly.com/geometry-shapes.html

We then moved on to building 3D models with linking cubes. We showed each model as an  orthographic drawing (representing a three-dimensional object using several two-dimensional views of the object).  This provided a concrete understanding of the relationship between 2D and 3D objects and how this is applied in the real world (e.g. architecture)