Project GRAD Houston
3000 Richmond, Suite 400
Houston, Texas 77098
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Abstract Expressionism – Measurement Perimeter, Area and Volume

Grade Level: 7th

Content area(s): Math, Visual Arts

Classroom Time: Two 60 minute sessions

Purpose: Understand appropriate unit measures, use protractors to find angle measures, find the perimeter, area, circumference and volume of prisms, cylinders, cones and pyramids, explore the differences in areas and volumes, review decimals and fractions, and observe and discuss abstract expressionism through the eyes of a mathematician

Skills Addressed:
Math skill: Measurement, area, volume, complex volumes, decimals and fractions Visual Arts Skill: Knowledge of structures and functions, choosing and evaluating a range of
subject matter, symbols, and ideas, and making connections between visual arts and other disciplines

Supplies:
Metric and Customary ruler, internet access or overhead projector, protractor, pencil, handouts, paper or card stock, cube, cylinder, pyramid, cone, blank paper or cardstock, ziploc bags of 24 unifix cubes; one bag per student (optional), markers and/or map pencils and/or paint, and different objects of various shapes and sizes

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Project GRAD Houston Scholarship Program
3000 Richmond, Suite 400
Houston, Texas 77098
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Email: scholarship@projectgradhouston.org

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