Project GRAD Houston
3000 Richmond, Suite 400
Houston, Texas 77098
832-325-0325 (main)

When Negative is Positive – Perimeter, Area and Volume

Grade Level: 7th

Content area(s): Math and Visual Arts

Classroom Time: Two 60 – minute sessions

Purpose:  Explore area, perimeter, lateral area, total surface area, and volume using metric and customary units as well as visualize shapes that are implied within given shapes.

Skills Addressed:
Math skill: Unit measures in customary and metric, length, width, perimeter, area, surface area, volume, and prism
Visual Arts Skill: Negative space, Minimalism, and connecting art to other disciplines

Supplies:
Metric and customary ruler, pencil, centimeter grid paper, handouts, blank paper or cardstock, markers and/or map pencils, Ziploc bags of 24 unifix cubes (1 bag per student), and 6 – 10 cylindrical containers with lids, (e.g. Pringle’s cans, lemonade powder container, etc.- Note: cover any volume or weight measurements on the cans)

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Scholarship Office Contact Information

Project GRAD Houston Scholarship Program
3000 Richmond, Suite 400
Houston, Texas 77098
If you have questions, please call the Project GRAD Houston Scholarship Department at 832.325.0344
Email: scholarship@projectgradhouston.org

The mission of Project GRAD is to ensure a quality public education for all students in economically disadvantaged communities so that high school and college graduation rates increase.