The Kingdom

Objective:
Over the next few days, you and your co-Mayors will be constructing a city in the Kingdom. This city will be
comprised of three-dimensional objects made from two-dimensional objects, nets. Your objective is to figure
out the total amount of money spent on heating and cooling your buildings.
Requirements:
Your city must have at least one of the following:
o Pyramid
o Cylinder
o Cone
o Prism

Before putting your building into your final model, it must be labeled and decorated appropriately:
o Each building MUST have a calculation sheet aligned with it.
o Each person in the group MUST complete two buildings and calculation sheets.
o All buildings must be school appropriate!

You must complete a minimum of 6 buildings (or 8 if you have a group of 4).

BE CREATIVE!!!

Use your time wisely or you will not finish!!

Come to class prepared with ALL materials EACH day! The following materials will be provided for
you: tape/glue, scissors, and markers. If you would like ANYTHING ELSE your group must bring it in.

Attendance is CRUCIAL during this project!!! You will not be given any extra time to complete the
project. If you are absent, you must still complete your portion of the city project on your own time
outside of class. Your WORK ETHIC needs to be strong during this project!!! Group members must be
on task and organized.

Common Mistakes Where will I lose points?

All calculations sheets must be ACCURATE!!! Make sure you know your formulas and how to use
them! DOUBLE-CHECK your calculations.
Each building MUST be named and labeled on the project.
The groups city name MUST be labeled on the project.
Dont get off task!!! You have a lot of work to do in a very short amount of time.

Important Numbers for your Calculations

Dimensions and Cost:
All dimensions MUST BE measured in INCHES and written as FRACTIONS or MIXED NUMBERS!!
Some of your buildings will have to have more than one shape to be complete. These 2-piece buildings can
come from two separate cutouts, but be sure to itemize the dimensions of each of these parts. You will need to
use the following conversions:
1 inch = 10 feet
I gallon of paint = 100 square feet
Cost of roofing material = $15 per square foot
Cost of one gallon of paint = $12
Cost of Air/Heat = $0.35 per cubic foot

Calculations Sheet
Building Name: _____________________________ Group Member Name: _______________________
Fill in all that apply to your building. You MUST also draw the image on the back of this paper with all
dimensions labeled on the image.
Length of Base: ________
Height: _______
Radius: _______
Height of Base: ________
Slant height: _______
Apothem: _______

For the following calculations, show the equation you used with just the variables. Then plug in your
values from above and show all work.
How much material was used to construct the building? (total surface area)
Formula Used:

How much paint is used to paint the outside? How much will the paint cost at $12 per gallon? (surface
area to be painted)
Formula Used:

How much roofing material is needed to shingle the roof? How much will the materials cost at $15 per
square foot? (surface area to be roofed)
Formula Used:

How many cubic units need to be heated or cooled? How much will the cost be to heat or cool at $0.35
per cubic foot? (Volume)
Formula Used:

RECORD KEEPING
Some final numbers Only record your final answers. All work should be done on the calculation sheets.

Surface Area to be Painted.

Name of Building

Total SA to be Painted

# of Gallons of Paint Needed

Cost

1. _______________________________________________________________________________________________

2. _______________________________________________________________________________________________

3. _______________________________________________________________________________________________

4. _______________________________________________________________________________________________

5. _______________________________________________________________________________________________

6. _______________________________________________________________________________________________

7. _______________________________________________________________________________________________

8. _______________________________________________________________________________________________

Surface Area Total: ____________________

Total # of Gallons of Paint: ____________________

Total Cost at $15 per Gallon: ____________________

Surface Area to be Roofed.

Name of Building

Surface Area to be Roofed

Cost

1. _______________________________________________________________________________________________

2. _______________________________________________________________________________________________

3. _______________________________________________________________________________________________

4. _______________________________________________________________________________________________

5. _______________________________________________________________________________________________

6. _______________________________________________________________________________________________

7. _______________________________________________________________________________________________

8. _______________________________________________________________________________________________

Surface Area Total to be Roofed: ___________________________

Total Cost of Materials at $17 per square foot: _____________________

Volume to be Heated/Cooled
Name of Building

Volume to be Heated/Cooled

Cost

1. _______________________________________________________________________________________________

2. _______________________________________________________________________________________________

3. _______________________________________________________________________________________________

4. _______________________________________________________________________________________________

5. _______________________________________________________________________________________________

6. _______________________________________________________________________________________________

7. _______________________________________________________________________________________________

8. _______________________________________________________________________________________________

9. ________________________________________________________________________________________

Total Volume to be Heated/Cooled: ___________________________

Total Cost of Heating/Cooling at $0.75 per cubic foot: _______________________