Holiday Math Project - Middle School Math - Geometry Through Cereal Box Design

This is a 6 week comprehensive Project Based Learning Unit that focuses on students redesigning the traditional Cereal Box. Students will work through the Engineering Design Process as well as learn the background mathematical concepts to create a newer version of a Cereal Container that decreases the Surface Area of materials while simultaneously increasing the total Volume. This unit targets 6th grade, but can be modified to meet standards for 5th and 7th grade. NO PREP REQUIRED, just download and start teaching in minutes.

Topics Covered:

➼The Engineering Design Process

➼Volume of Prisms

➼Area and Surface Area of Polygons using Nets

➼Operations with Decimals

➼Research and Investigation

➼Presentation Development

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This Project Based Learning Unit exemplifies the critical components of a true PBL: Key Knowledge and Understandings, Challenge Question, Sustained Inquiry,

Authentic Experience, Student Voice and Choice, Reflection, Critique and Revision, Reflection, Public Product. This unit is an excellent way to help students strengthen their skills in regards to collaboration, problem-solving, communication, and research.

Essential Question - How can we recreate the cereal box or container so we can decrease the amount of materials used to create the box while simultaneously increasing the amount of cereal the container can hold?

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Supporting Lessons Provided in the product download:

➯Operations with Decimals focusing on Multiplication

➯ Overview of Surface Area

➯ Rectangular Prisms (3 total Lessons included)

➯Triangular Prisms

➯Square Pyramids

➯Tetrahedrons

➯Review of Surface Area

➯Volume of Rectangular Prisms

➯Application to Real World Activity

➯Formative Assessments and Modifications

➯STEM Background activities

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