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Students will bring in a box (and cylinder) from home and use it to find surface area (using 2 different methods), volume and to create a net. Students will also review measurement and use appropriate units (squared and cubed). This project will enable the students to actually understand the surface area formula. (instead of just plugging numbers into a formula) They will not only use the formula, but also calculate the area of each of the individual 6 faces of a rectangular solid (and parts o

Students will use problem solving to first solve the tetra decagon puzzle (using tangrams). This introduces the students to complex shapes. Once they know what shapes make up the tetra decagon, they will find the area of each shape. This will help them to solve the area of the tetra decagon. Next, students will find the perimeter of the complex shape. Not only are the students practicing area and perimeter, but they have to measure the shapes and choose the appropriate formula!

These worksheets were created to help students with area and perimeter of polygons and circumference and area of circles. Students will be asked to: find the base, side length or height of a polygon when the area is given, find side length when perimeter is given, and find radius/diameter when circumference/area is given. The worksheets are hand-drawn shapes which are each in their own "box". This gives the students room to show and organize their work. The first worksheet is very simi