8th Grade Week of 11-2-2009

Monday:  Surface Area

Learning Targets:  Students will find the surface area of 3-d shapes.

  • How do you make a net?
    • Students will review nets
  • How do you find surface area? (Interactive Chalkboard)
    • This net will have measurements on it
    • Students will have to transfer the measurements to the net
    • Find the area of a complex figure
  • How do you find surface area of different shapes?
    • Prisms
    • Pyramids
  • Class Practice

Tuesday:  Surface Area Continued with review for assessment

Learning Targets:  Students will find the surface area of 3-d shapes.

  • How do you find the surface area of a 3-D shape?
    • Class Problems for practice
  • Review for Weekly Assessment 20 minutes per station
    • Group 1:  Correcting last weeks assessment
    • Group 2:  Isometric Dot drawings of 3-D Shapes
    • Group 3:  ????

Wednesday:  Weekly Assessment 8

Learning Targets Covered; 

  • Students will find the circumference and area of circles
  • Students will find the area of complex figures
  • Students will identify 3-d shapes and list vertices, edges, and faces.
  • Students will create 3-d shapes using isometric dot paper.
  • Students will create nets of 3-d figures
  • Problem of the Week

Thursday:  Volume of a 3-D Figure

Learning Target:  Students will find the volume of a 3-d solid.

  • 5-Minute Check over Surface Area
  • What is Volume?
    • Space taken up by a 3-d shape
  • How do you find volume?
    • Prisms
    • Pyramids
    • Other Shapes
  • Class Practice

Friday:  New class students

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