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Lesson Title/Topic: AREA of common shapes and VOLUME right triangular prisms

Grade level: Mathematics, grade 6

Target Concept: Become familiar with equations to find the area and volume of common
geometric shapes.

Standards/Rationale: 111.26 (b) (8) Determine solutions for problems involving the area of
rectangles, parallelograms, trapezoids, and triangles and volume of right rectangular prisms where
dimensions are positive rational numbers.

Lesson Objectives: Assessment: TSW

Students will be able to calculate the area of Calculate the area of common geometric
trapezoids, rectangles, parallelograms, shapes and the volume of right rectangular
triangles, as well as determine the volume of prisms.
right rectangular prisms with 80% accuracy.

Materials: calculator, group answer sheet, scratch paper, manipulative blocks, model

The teacher will: The student will:

Focus/Mental Set: (PPT slide 1) introduce TSW come up with their own definitions of area and
lesson with a review of the TEKS (6.8D) volume. The class as a whole will agree on the
written on the board. Slides 2-4 are a funny definition of each.
scenario where Darth Vader does not know TSW describe the reasoning behind square units for
how to compute volume. Ask students to tell area and cubic unit area for volume.
me their ideas, in their own words, how they
define area and volume. Why are the equations
different for different shapes? TTW guide the
class into the correct definitions of area and
volume, and will write the definition on the
board.
Teacher Input: Using the PPT slides the Draw and label the geometric shapes from the slides and
following area and volume equations will be write down the equations given to find the area or
shown and described to the class. volume as appropriate in their math notebook.
Volume of a right rectangular prism Volume of a right rectangular prism
=LxWxH V=LxWxH
Area of a rectangle = L x W Area of a rectangle = L x W
Area of a triangle = B x H Area of a triangle = B x H
Area of a parallelogram = B x H Area of a parallelogram = B x H
Area of a trapezoid = 1/2 (b1 + b2) x H Area of a trapezoid = 1/2 (b1 + b2) x H
TTW point out the measurements needed to
complete the operations and where to find
them.

Guided Practice :
1. Volume: Slide 1 is a single slide review of Ask and answer questions related to volume
determining volume or right rectangular and area.
prisms, building on prior knowledge and Provide answers to example problems or
contact with the subject matter. Slides 2-6
read aloud if called on.
will use Star Wars characters and
pictures/video clip to engage the students. Calculate the equations using a calculator or
The practice problems will be scenario scratch paper according to the
based stemming from Darth Vader not measurements given.
knowing how to calculate volume. As a Build a manipulative block model for the
class we will work through the problems equation if asked.
on slides 5 and 6 to determine the volume
of right rectangular prisms. I will walk
around the room while speaking in order
to maintain focus and contact with all
students, answering and asking questions
to ensure understanding of the subject. I
will ask a (different) student to build a
manipulative block model for each
problem.
2. Area: Slide 7 is a review slide showing
the formulas for determining the area of
four commonly seen geometric shapes.
The problems on slide 8 are real world
applications of these concepts that we will
work as a group. The problem on slide 9
uses a Snoopy to place these concepts of
area into a real world scenario. I will
continue to walk around the room while
speaking in order to maintain focus and
contact with all students, answering and
asking questions to ensure understanding
of the subject.
Independent Practice : Slide 10 TSW break into groups of 4-5 according to
Break the students into small groups of 4-5 their number.
by having them count off 1-X, determined Each member of the group will sign their
by class size. They will solve the equations name on the answer sheet.
on slides 11 and 12 for volume and the area Each problem will be answered on the sheet
equations on slides 13 and 14. I will be with work shown in the space provided.
walking around the class during this time Models and manipulatives will be available
asking questions and guiding the students to each group.
in the completion of these multi-step Log into Kahoot by group for a speed
problems. Upon completion of the round
problems on the overhead, each group will
use one Ipad and sign into Kahoot for a 15
question speed round by group

Reteach: PPT slide 15 has photos of TSW ask for clarification about any remaining
sticky notes to help students visualize that questions or misconceptions they have about area
the more complex shapes are made from and volume.
less complex ones. I will let them know
that if they cannot remember a formula for
the area of a trapezoid, they could break it
down into a rectangle and two triangles.
Adding the area of those three shapes
together will equal the area of the
trapezoid.

Closure: Slide 16 is titled why do you need to know References:


this so that I can follow up with any remaining
https://www.wikipedia.org formulas
questions as well as help students to understand that
these concepts and formulas will be used when they are www.usace.army.mil Texas lakes
adults throughout their lives.
Enrichment: For enrichment with this lesson,
groups will be able to work for extra points by
calculating the volume of Cowboy stadium and then
determining which lakes in the DFW area are large
enough to fill it up. This will be a web-quest project as
it requires information from multiple sources, as well as
conversion from cubic feet to gallons or liters.

Area and Volume lab


Group #____ Date________

Names______________,______________,______________,______________,

Names______________,______________,______________,______________,

1. Name the universal measuring system in use around the world(and space)?

_______________________________________________________________

2. How much carbonite is needed to cover Jabba the Hut?

________________________________________________________________

3. How about Chewbacca?

_________________________________________________________________

4. How many boxes of ice cream bars can the Millennium Falcon smuggle?

_________________________________________________________________
5. What is the total area (in square feet) of the baby giraffe house that needs
paint? Use the graphic organizer on the next page to keep track of the
numbers.

___________________________________________________________________

6. BONUS QUESTION: How many cans of paint will be needed to paint the
house?

___________________________________________________________________

+ = _______

+ = _______
front back

+ = _______

+ = + _______
side 1 side 2 total__________ft2

non-painted items
2 doors + 2 front windows + 2 sunroofs + 2 side windows = __________

Subtract the non-painted total from the area total to find out how much area is to
be painted.

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