Teacher: NICKESHA MURRAY School: OCHO RIOS PRIMARY
Lesson Plan
Subject: Mathematics Grade: 5 M Duration: 1 hr
Unit title: Geometry Focus question:
❖ What are the properties of pyramids?
Lesson Topic: Triangular and Square Based Pyramid
Pre-requisite knowledge: Students should already know how to
❖ identify and name plane shapes.
❖ identify faces, edges, and vertices of prisms.
Specific Objectives: At the end of this lesson, students should be able to:
1. state the properties of triangular and square-based pyramids with 80 %accuracy after
doing group research.
2. compare the similarities and differences between triangular and square-based pyramids
after making an observation.
3. identify at least 3 real-life objects with triangular and square pyramids in the
environment after viewing a PowerPoint.
4. draw and label the face, edge, vertex, and base of a pyramid in the environment
accurately after a class discussion.
5. Accurately make a model of pyramids after drawing a pyramid in the environment.
Content Summary:
▪ A Pyramid is a polyhedron from which the base is a polygon. All the faces are
triangular and they meet at a common vertex called the apex. The pyramid is
named by the shape of the base (square or triangle ).
▪ Vertex (Vertices - Plural) - Point where the edges meet
▪ face- this is the flat surface of the solid
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▪ An edge-line segment is where the faces meet
▪ Congruent - same size and shape (in this case the all the faces are triangles
and they are of the same shape and sizes)
▪ Apex- the vertex at the "top" (opposite the base)
Instructional Materials Resource Materials
(What materials do the students need to have (List the resources, including textbooks or online worksheets,
to participate well in the lesson?) that the teacher will need to execute this lesson well)
● Electronic devices- computer/ ● https://apps.mathlearningcenter.org/
tablet/ phone geoboard/
● 3 D Prism shapes
● 3-D triangular and square
pyramid ● https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/
● pencil 1G29l8qXlYF3nQ3kH8Em97mogtAsXri7Ze0
● notebooks BIEpuQeU4/edit?usp=sharing
● https://polyhedra.tessera.li/
tetrahedron/operations
● Computer
● https://polyhedra.tessera.li/
square-pyramid/operations ● https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=XqWxpmd8x4w
Key vocabulary: Pyramids, Vertices, Faces, Edges, Congruent, Apex
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Key skills: Make observations, Identify faces, edges, and vertices, compare, discuss, participate
in groups, draw objects of pyramids,
Lesson Procedure:
Teacher will Students will
(What will the teacher do?) (What will the appropriate response from students look
like?)
Engage The teacher will review the last class
lesson by selecting a few students to
share their screen then create one-
plane shapes on the geoboard for
the rest of the class to identify and
name them.
https://
apps.mathlearningcenter.org/
geoboard/
As a whole group, students will tell
identify the faces, edges and
vertices of Prism using their 3 D
Prism shapes
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Name No. of No. of No. of
edges faces vertices
Triangular 9 5 6
Prism
Square 12 6 8
Prism
cuboid 12 6 8
Pentagonal 15 7 10
Prism
Hexagonal 18 8 12
Prism
Octogonal 24 10 16
Prism
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The teacher will ask the students if
they are able to identify a pyramid
among their 3D shapes and tell what
it is. After receiving a few responses
the teacher will give the meaning of a
pyramid, and identify the two types
of pyramids that will be used in the
lesson (see content).
Explore In groups, students will be placed in
breakout rooms where they would
do research using virtual
manipulatives to complete the table
below in their notebooks. see link
below
https://polyhedra.tessera.li/
tetrahedron/operations
https://polyhedra.tessera.li/
square-pyramid/operations
Pyramid No. of No. of No. of shape
edges vertices faces of faces
Tri
angular Pyramid
Square Pyramid
Students will be guided by the
following questions which they will
later discuss
1. Can you identify the faces,
edges, and vertices on the
pyramids?
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2. Can you identify the base of
the pyramids?
3. Can you tell if there are any
similarities between the two
pyramids?
4. What makes them different?
What did you notice about
the base of the pyramids?
5. Are you able to count the
number of faces, edges, and
vertices?
The teacher will facilitate and
assist students where
necessary.
Explain
Each group will present its findings
by answering the following
No. of No. of No. shape
questions. Pyramids edges vertices of of
faces faces
1. Can you identify the faces, Triangular 6 4 4 Triangle
edges, and vertices on the Pyramid
pyramids?
a. Square 8 5 5 triangl
Pyramid e
2. Can you identify the base of
the pyramids?
a.
What is similar? What is different?
3. Can you tell if there are any
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similarities between the two Triangular Square Triangular Square
pyramids? Pyramid Pyramid Pyramid Pyramid
a.
has triangle faces that it has a it has a
4. What makes them different? are congruent triangle square
What did you notice about base base
the base of the pyramids? they meet at a
common vertex called has 4 has 5
5. Are you able to count the the apex faces, faces,
number of faces, edges, and 6 edges, 4 8 edges
vertices? vertices 5 vertices
The teacher will clear up any
misconception then play a youtube
video to reiterate what was
discussed
● https://
www.youtube.com/watch?
v=XqWxpmd8x4w
Elaborate The teacher will ask the students
Can you Identify pyramids in the zinc or glass triangular roof of buildings,
environment? some Art sculpture, Mayan pyramids, etc...
after receiving various responses the
teacher will project pictures of
triangular and square-based
pyramids in a PowerPoint
https://docs.google.com/
presentation/d/
1G29l8qXlYF3nQ3kH8Em97mogtAs
Xri7Ze0BIEpuQeU4/edit?
usp=sharing
Students will draw a picture of a
real-life object showing either a
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triangular or square-based pyramid
then label the picture by identifying
the face, edge, vertex, base of the
pyramid.
Evaluate Students will create a model of a Rating Scale for Students
triangular or square-based pyramid
using materials in the home.
RUBRIC
CRITERIA AND SCORES
The model has the correct number
of faces, edges, and vertices. It also
shows the correct base for the type
of model.
(12marks)
The model is labeled correctly,
durable. clean, and is neatly done.
(3marks)
Mathematical Practices:
Which mathematical practice did my students experience during this lesson?
1. Makes sense of problems and persevere in solving them
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2. Reason abstractly and quantitatively
3. [ ] Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others
4. Model with mathematics
5. [ ] Use appropriate tools strategically
6. [ ] Attend to precision
7. [ ] Look for and make use of structure
8. [ ] Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning
Teacher’s reflection
Having taught the lesson, comment on the strengths, weaknesses and areas needing improvement
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