MINISTRY OF PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION

MAT NORTH PROVINCE; BINGA DISTRICT

FACILITATORS’ GUIDE
COMPONENT D
LEARNING AREA: MATHEMATICS COMPONENT D

LEVEL: FORM 4

SYLLABUS TOPIC: MENSURATION SOLID SHAPES

SUB-TOPIC: VOLUME

TITLE: MAKING A BOX WITH A VOLUME OF 30CM3

COMPETENCE SKILLS:

 Measuring skills
 Designing skills
 Calculation skills
 Problem solving

BACKGROUND
For years the school authorities, learners and teachers have been facing
challenges on storage containers. The school need to improvise on storage
containers that can be used to store books and various important
documents.

You are therefore required to make a model box that can be made with
locally available resources to solve this problem.
 THE CALA
You are to carry out the activities in two parts. i.e Part A and Part B.

PART A

 Chose dimension that you are going to use to make the box with
volume of 30cm3.
 Draw the plan of the box indicating the dimensions on the diagram
 Verify the volume of the box by calculation.
 Chose material that you are going to use.

PART B

 Cut the material into required pieces you need.

 Glue the boards together leaving it without a lid on one surface.
 Indicate length of sides on the box, length, width and height.
 Stick a white paper on it and write your name on it.

HOW YOU WILL BE ASSESSED

You are to be assessed based on your ability to perform the following

activities:

 Choosing correct dimensions. [5]

 Box construction. Accuracy of measurements on the box. [16]
 Box presentation, consistency on measurements on all surfaces. [4]

CALA TIP

- Remember to use correct tools and formulas

LEARNER CALA GUIDE

LEARNING AREA: MATHEMATICS COMPONENT D

LEVEL: FORM 4

CALA TYPE: MAKING A MODEL

TITLE: MAKING A MODEL BOX

NAME
SCHOOL
CLASS
DATE

CALA CONTENT
For years the school authorities, learners and teachers have been facing challenges on
storage containers. The school need to improvise o storage containers that can be used
to store books and various important documents.

You are therefore required to make a model box that can be made with locally available
resources to solve this problem.

CALA DESCRIPTION
 Chose dimension that you are going to use to make the box with volume of 30cm 3.
 Draw the plan of the box indicating the dimensions on the diagram
 Verify the volume of the box by calculation.
 Chose material that you are going to use.
 Cut the material into required pieces you need.
 Glue the boards together leaving it without a lid on one surface.
 Indicate length of sides on the box, length, width and height.
 Stick a white paper on it and write your name on it.

CALA TIPS

- Remember to Use correct tools and formulas

 ACHIEVEMENT STANDARDS

LEARNING AREA: MATHEMATICS O COMPONENT D

LEVEL: FORM 4

TITLE: MAKING A MODEL BOX

TOTAL MARKS: 25 marks

MARK

MARK

MARK

MARK
DIMENSIONS/
EXCELLENT GOOD FAIR UNSATISFACTORY
CRITERIA

5 5 4 3 0-2
Choosing All chosen 2 dimensions Total volume close Total volume
correct dimensions correct with one to 30cm3 plus or has error margin
dimension. correct. Volume slightly off. minus 2cm3 of more than
exactly 30cm3 Volume is plus or 4cm3
minus 1cm3
16 16-13 10-12 9-8 7-0
Correct Dimensions on One dimension 2 dimensions of the All three
dimension box are correct of the box box wrongly dimensions
and correctly and box is incorrectly measured. Affecting wrongly
constructed correctly measured. volume by not more measured.
box. constructed. Volume affected than 2cm3 Volume affected
Volume exactly by 1cm3 or less. by more than
30cm3 4cm3

4 4 3 2 1–0
Box Box with Edges not Edges not straight Edges not
presentation, straight edges straight but and one pair of straight and all
consistency and opposite opposite sides sides not equal opposite sides
on sides clearly still equal. not equal.
measurement equal
on all
surfaces.
TOTAL