What Floats Your Boat

Students will solve real-world and mathematical problems involving area, density, volume and surface area of 2 – and 3-dimensional objects composed of triangles, quadrilaterals, polygons, cubes, and right prisms. Students will engineer solutions to the given problem using gained scientific content knowledge as application of mathematical skills

Resource ID#: 173576 Type: Lesson Plan

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Subject(s): Mathematics, Science

Grade Level(s): 8

Intended Audience: Educators

Suggested Technology: Document Camera, Computer for Presenter, Overhead Projector

Instructional Time: 2 Hour(s)

Resource supports reading in content area:Yes

Keywords: physical properties, density, buoyancy

Instructional Component Type(s): Lesson Plan, Problem-Solving Task

Instructional Design Framework(s): Guided Inquiry (Level 3)

Resource Collection: Hillsborough/Polk MSP 3-8 Science

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