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| Hexagonal prism piggy bank |
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| Dodecahedron future ideas |
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| Juice Box based on a triangular prism |
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| Zippy Cup based on a cube |
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| Nightlight using a rhombohedric prism |
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1.
You may work alone or with
a partner or in a group of three. You must be able to work
productively together and you must be able to get together outside of school
time.
Names of Team members:
Company Name:
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2.
NETS PRACTICE
q Produce 2 rough drafts of nets on cm2
graph paper.
q Label the area of each part of the shape
q Calculate the total area of each one in cm2
q Show Ms. Gesner
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3.
VOLUME PRACTICE
q Build 1 or more 3D shapes out of cm3 blocks.
q Explain to Ms. Gesner how to find the volume
of a prism.
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4.
EXPLORATION
q Print 2 or more polyhedron nets Name polyhedron #1:
______________________________
#2: ______________________________
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5.
CLASS DISCUSSION
q Discuss which teams will build each net
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6.
BUILD POLYHEDRON OUT OF CARDBOARD
q Calculate volume in cm3
if possible. PACKAGE VOLUME =
_________________
q Write a short paragraph about how
you calculated or estimated your volume
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7.
DRAW A NET ON CM2 GRAPH
PAPER
q Calculate the area of each part
of the net.
q Calculate the surface area of
your net. SURFACE AREA = ________________
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8. MAKE FINAL PACKAGING
q Decorate your polyhedron to make it resemble
packaging
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9. PRESENT YOUR FINDINGS
q Design a website, poster or video that
presents your packaging. Make sure you
include:
___ what your packaging is for, and
why it is an excellent design
___ the name of your polyhedron (ex. Pentagonal prism,
octagonal pyramid)
___ the number of faces & vertices
___ a net of your
packaging showing surface area calculations for each part of
the shape
___ the total volume of the package
___ a brief explanation of how you calculated the volume
___ changes you might make to your
packaging design in the future (Different
colours, materials etc. that you
might use in the final product)
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