Description
This Valentine's Day Volume Box Extension Project is a great way to connect volume concepts to hands-on real life, hands-on math for your students! Students will need to bring in a box (cereal, shoe, cracker, soda, whatever works!) from home for this project prior to completing this. We did the math work before the decorating. It walks them through area, perimeter, 2D/3D shapes, as well as volume concepts. Prior to completing this activity, my students had almost completed a full unit on volume and had solidified a pretty good background knowledge on volume. They really enjoyed decorating their boxes at the conclusion of the project for the Valentines' Party.
For this project, your students will need:
Box from home
Tape Measure or Ruler
Background Knowledge of 2D/3D Shapes
Background Knowledge of Area/ Perimeter/Volume
Decorating Materials
Sharp Object to cut opening for insertion of Valentines
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Description
This Valentine's Day Volume Box Extension Project is a great way to connect volume concepts to hands-on real life, hands-on math for your students! Students will need to bring in a box (cereal, shoe, cracker, soda, whatever works!) from home for this project prior to completing this. We did the math work before the decorating. It walks them through area, perimeter, 2D/3D shapes, as well as volume concepts. Prior to completing this activity, my students had almost completed a full unit on volume and had solidified a pretty good background knowledge on volume. They really enjoyed decorating their boxes at the conclusion of the project for the Valentines' Party.
For this project, your students will need:
Box from home
Tape Measure or Ruler
Background Knowledge of 2D/3D Shapes
Background Knowledge of Area/ Perimeter/Volume
Decorating Materials
Sharp Object to cut opening for insertion of Valentines
