Using Surface Area and Volume to Design Candy Cartons

In these two 50-minute lessons, students will work in pairs or small groups to design cartons that can contain specifically sized candies. Upon completion of these lessons, students will have selected appropriate mathematical models for an unstructured problem, identified constraints and variables, and worked with two and three dimensional shapes to solve a problem involving capacity and surface area.
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Subject(s): Mathematics
Grade Level(s): 6
Intended Audience: Educators educators
Suggested Technology: Computer for Presenter, LCD Projector, Microsoft Office
Instructional Time: 2 Hour(s)
Keywords: surface area, volume, shapes, capacity, measurement, geometry, modeling, problem solving, real world
Instructional Component Type(s): Unit/Lesson Sequence,  Lesson Plan,  Problem-Solving Task,  Assessment,  Project,  Presentation/Slideshow,  Formative Assessment
Instructional Design Framework(s): Confirmation Inquiry (Level 1), Structured Inquiry (Level 2), Guided Inquiry (Level 3), Learning Cycle (e.g., 5E), Argumentation, Cooperative Learning
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Type: Lesson Plan