DAY 3: BUILDING FOUNDATION

Lesson Hook:
● The teacher will begin with a warm-up game. The game will be more like an activity
where the students in their project groups will list as many shapes both 2D and 3D as
they can.
● Students will not only list the names of their shapes but also any formulas that they can
remember on how to find their areas and perimeters.
● After a few minutes, the teacher will call on each group to contribute one shape to the
class glossary. They can contribute the area or perimeter formula if all of their shapes
are named.
○ The teacher will keep calling on groups until no one has anything to share
anymore.
Activity:
● Using the class glossary, students will make a copy of their chosen wonder using
shapes. An example will be given.
○ I.e. triangle for pyramid, cylinder for columns, triangle for the gap between
colossus legs.
● Students will try their best to estimate the area of these shapes using historical context.
If they are unable to do that, they will estimate using a 1-inch scale.
● This estimate of the wonder needs to be able to be displayed. It could be drawn on
paper, using technology, or as a sculpture/diorama. Whatever the students choose, it
needs to be a part of their final presentation at the end.
● Students will have to list all shapes used in the estimate.
● SHAPE TABLE LIST
● This should not take the whole class period but students do have the whole class period
to complete it.
● If students finish early, they will work on writing a 1 to 2 paragraph piece explaining the
importance of their wonder to the society it is from. I.e. why were the pyramids important
to the Egyptians?
Closing:
● As a closing activity, the teacher will have a class discussion about each wonder’s
difference estimates.
○ Just like how the class glossary was made, each group will have to share their
estimate. The teacher will write each estimate on the board.
○ By having everyone share, we will have a good pool of estimates to make
observations.
● Once all estimates are written on the board, the class will make observations about the
numbers.
○ What wonder is the largest?