Project GRAD Houston
3000 Richmond, Suite 400
Houston, Texas 77098
832-325-0325 (main)
Ann B. Stiles, Ed. D.
Executive Director
832-325-0467
Email
Space Abounds
Grade Level: 8
Content area(s): Math, Visual Arts
Classroom Time: Two 60 minute sessions
Purpose: Identify solids and their lateral area, surface area, volume, and slant height and review the Pythagorean Theorem and the use of different solids in sculpture architecture.
Skills Addressed:
Math skill: Review the Pythagorean Theorem, identify different solids and find their lateral area, surface area, slant height and volume.
Visual Arts Skill: choosing and evaluating a range of subject matter, symbols and ideas, making connections between visual arts and other disciplines
Supplies:
Protractor, Pencil, handout, blank paper or cardstock, markers and/or map pencils, cardboard, glue, containers, different containers of various shapes, connecting cubes, graph paper/large graph paper, 1” graph paper copied onto cardstock ( http://www.math.kent.edu/~white/graphpaper/one.pdf), metric and customary measuring tool, scissors, and calculator if desired
Click here to view the lesson (pdf file)
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.