West End

Field: Recycling

Presenters: JD Wang

Brief Description: During this presentation the presenter demonstrates how they solve problems involving volume calculations in order to determine the number of tires needed to cover a given area.

Content Standard:

7th Grade Measurement & Geometry 2.1--Use formulas routinely for finding the perimeter and area of basic two-dimensional figures and the surface area and volume of basic three-dimensional figures, including rectangles, parallelograms, trapezoids, squares, triangles, circles,
prisms, and cylinders.

Use formulas routinely for finding the perimeter of basic two-dimensional figures (including rectangles, parallelograms, trapezoids, squares, triangles, and circles).
Use formulas routinely for finding the area of basic two-dimensional figures (including rectangles, parallelograms, trapezoids, squares, triangles, and circles).
Use formulas routinely for finding the surface area of basic three-dimensional figures (including prisms and cylinders).
Use formulas routinely for finding the volume of basic three-dimensional figures (including prisms and cylinders).

Sample Problem:

Attachments:

Check out the "Recycle Math!" PowerPoint

For more information please contact Kim Terry, Curriculum Specialist, at:

Kim_Terry@sbcss.k12.ca.us
or (909) 386-2636

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