Students become familiar with the volume formulas for cylinders, cones, and spheres, and how they relate to previously explored volume formulas.  They apply the formulas to find missing measurements and note how changing measurements influence the volume figure.

PACING = 2 weeks

Essential Learning Outcomes (ELO)

 🌕 Students will use formulas to precisely calculate the volume of cylinders, cones, and spheres.  (8.G.9) (MP.2, MP.6) 

Learning Targets:

• I can state the formula for the volume of a cone, cylinder, and sphere. (8.G.9)

• I can calculate the volume of cones. (8.G.9)

• I can calculate the volume of cylinders. (8.G.9)

• I can calculate the volume of spheres. (8.G.9)

🌕Students will apply the mathematics behind the volume of cylinders, cones, and spheres to problems arising in everyday life.  (8.G.9) (MP.2, MP.4)

Learning Targets:

• I can calculate the volume of cylinders, cones, and spheres in real-world problems. (8.G.9)

∎ Major Content           ⊡ Supporting Content           🌕 Additional Content

Computational Number Talks/Strings (minimum 3 days a week) to work on computational strategies.

Use your Daily Math Fluency kit (Hand2Mind)  *This kit was part of the Essential Learning PD week.

This kit has math talks (one problem to collect all of your students' strategies - formative assessment to see if they have efficient strategies) and number strings (pose one problem at a time from a series that is building/practicing ONE strategy, so do NOT collect all strategies).  

*The computational strategies that you practice during number talks does NOT have to align with the core math content.  Number talks are meant to practice fluency strategies, not teach new content.

“Closure in a lesson does not mean to pack up and move on. Rather, it is a cognitive activity that helps students focus on what was learned and whether it made sense and had meaning.” How the Brain Learns Mathematics (2007) P. 104

There are many ways to wrap up and reflect the day's activities but this step is often overlooked or rushed.  Purposely plan and allow time for students to have closure each day (even if it means setting a timer or daily alarm so you don't run out of time).

Ideas for closure activities