Grade 6 Mathematics, Quarter 4, Unit 4.

Surface Area and Volume

Overview
(1 day = 4560 minutes)

Number of instructional days:

Content to be learned

18

Mathematical practices to be integrated 1. Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them. Analyze three-dimensional figures to find volume and surface area. 2. Reason abstractly and quantitatively. Make sense of quantities and their relationship in problem situations Use quantitative reasoning that entails creating a coherent representation of quantities. 4. Model with mathematics. Apply the volume formula to real-world and mathematical problems. Use and apply knowledge of area of twodimensional figures to surface area. Use manipulatives such as cubes and nets to calculate the volume and surface area. 5. Use appropriate tools strategically. Consider available tools when solving a mathematical problem. Detect possible errors by using estimations and other mathematical knowledge.

Find the volume of a right rectangular prism with fractional lengths by packing it with unit cubes. Understand that equivalent volumes can be found either when you pack it with unit cubes or use the formula. Apply the formula V = lwh and V = Bh to find volumes of right rectangular prisms with fractional side lengths in real-world and mathematical problems. Use nets made up of rectangles and triangles to represent three-dimensional figures to find surface area. Find the surface area of prisms and pyramids by decomposing them into pieces whose area can be determined. (This is a critical area of the CCSS. [p. 40])

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Essential questions What is the difference between volume and surface area? Where in the real world would you use the concept of volume? How can it be applied and solved? How can a three-dimensional figure be mad into a net? How can a net be used to find surface area? How does area relate to surface area? How can volume be found?

Written Curriculum
Common Core State Standards for Mathematical Content Geometry Solve real-world and mathematical problems involving area, surface area, and volume. 6.G.2 Find the volume of a right rectangular prism with fractional edge lengths by packing it with unit cubes of the appropriate unit fraction edge lengths, and show that the volume is the same as would be found by multiplying the edge lengths of the prism. Apply the formulas V = l w h and V = b h to find volumes of right rectangular prisms with fractional edge lengths in the context of solving real-world and mathematical problems. Represent three-dimensional figures using nets made up of rectangles and triangles, and use the nets to find the surface area of these figures. Apply these techniques in the context of solving real-world and mathematical problems. 6.G

6.G.4

Common Core Standards for Mathematical Practice 1 Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.

Mathematically proficient students start by explaining to themselves the meaning of a problem and looking for entry points to its solution. They analyze givens, constraints, relationships, and goals. They make conjectures about the form and meaning of the solution and plan a solution pathway rather than simply jumping into a solution attempt. They consider analogous problems, and try special cases and simpler forms of the original problem in order to gain insight into its solution.

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They monitor and evaluate their progress and change course if necessary. Older students might, depending on the context of the problem, transform algebraic expressions or change the viewing window on their graphing calculator to get the information they need. Mathematically proficient students can explain correspondences between equations, verbal descriptions, tables, and graphs or draw diagrams of important features and relationships, graph data, and search for regularity or trends. Younger students might rely on using concrete objects or pictures to help conceptualize and solve a problem. Mathematically proficient students check their answers to problems using a different method, and they continually ask themselves, Does this make sense? They can understand the approaches of others to solving complex problems and identify correspondences between different approaches.

Reason abstractly and quantitatively.

Mathematically proficient students make sense of quantities and their relationships in problem situations. They bring two complementary abilities to bear on problems involving quantitative relationships: the ability to decontextualizeto abstract a given situation and represent it symbolically and manipulate the representing symbols as if they have a life of their own, without necessarily attending to their referents and the ability to contextualize, to pause as needed during the manipulation process in order to probe into the referents for the symbols involved. Quantitative reasoning entails habits of creating a coherent representation of the problem at hand; considering the units involved; attending to the meaning of quantities, not just how to compute them; and knowing and flexibly using different properties of operations and objects.

Model with mathematics.

Mathematically proficient students can apply the mathematics they know to solve problems arising in everyday life, society, and the workplace. In early grades, this might be as simple as writing an addition equation to describe a situation. In middle grades, a student might apply proportional reasoning to plan a school event or analyze a problem in the community. By high school, a student might use geometry to solve a design problem or use a function to describe how one quantity of interest depends on another. Mathematically proficient students who can apply what they know are comfortable making assumptions and approximations to simplify a complicated situation, realizing that these may need revision later. They are able to identify important quantities in a practical situation and map their relationships using such tools as diagrams, two-way tables, graphs, flowcharts and formulas. They can analyze those relationships mathematically to draw conclusions. They routinely interpret their mathematical results in the context of the situation and reflect on whether the results make sense, possibly improving the model if it has not served its purpose.

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Use appropriate tools strategically.

Mathematically proficient students consider the available tools when solving a mathematical problem. These tools might include pencil and paper, concrete models, a ruler, a protractor, a calculator, a spreadsheet, a computer algebra system, a statistical package, or dynamic geometry software. Proficient students are sufficiently familiar with tools appropriate for their grade or course to make sound decisions about when each of these tools might be helpful, recognizing both the insight to be gained and their limitations. For example, mathematically proficient high school students analyze graphs of functions and solutions generated using a graphing calculator. They detect possible errors by strategically using estimation and other mathematical knowledge. When making mathematical models, they know that technology can enable them to visualize the results of varying assumptions, explore consequences, and compare predictions with data. Mathematically proficient students at various grade levels are able to identify relevant external mathematical resources, such as digital content located on a website, and use them to pose or solve problems. They are able to use technological tools to explore and deepen their understanding of concepts.

Clarifying the Standards Prior Learning In grade 5, students recognized and defined the properties of a unit cube. They found the volume of right rectangular prisms with whole-number lengths using unit cubes and used the formula V = lwh or V = Bh. Students related volume to multiplication and repeated addition to solve real-world and mathematical problems. In addition, they found total volumes by combining rectangular prisms through addition. Current Learning In grade 6, students learn to find the volume of a three-dimensional figure using the formula and manipulatives in the context of real-world and mathematical problems. They represent threedimensional figures using nets made up of rectangles and triangles. Students use the nets to find the surface area of these figures. This is a supporting cluster according to PARCC and a critical area according to the CCSS. Future Learning In grade 7, students will work with angle measure, area, surface area, and volume of right prisms. They will acquire a well-developed set of geometric skills. Students will know the formulas and use them to solve problems.

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In grade 8, students will know the formulas for the volume of cones, cylinders, and spheres. They will use the formulas to work and solve mathematical and real-world problems. Additional Findings According to the Curriculum Focal Points for Prekindergarten through Grade 8 Mathematics, problems that involve area and volume (finding area or volumes from lengths or finding lengths from volume or area and lengths) are especially appropriate. (p. 36) According to Principles and Standards for School Mathematics , students use two-dimensional representations of three-dimensional objects to visualize and solve problems such as those involving volume. They use visual tools such as networks to represent and solve problems. Students recognize and apply geometric ideas and relationships in areas outside the mathematics classroom such as art, science, and everyday life, (i.e., volume). (p. 232)

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