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Concept Attainment Model: Volume and Surface Area Lesson PlanConcept Attainment Model: Volume and Surface Area Lesson Plan
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Concept Attainment Model: Volume and Surface Area

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Using a concept attainment approach, learners identify surface area and volume by sorting examples (photos) that depict each concept (positive)  from those that don't (negative). Then as a class, they develop definitions of each term based on the attributes they saw or did not see in each example. 

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surface area, volume

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surface area, volume, concept attainment, math
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Grade
4th - 7th
Subjects
Math
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For Teacher Use
Instructional Strategy
Inquiry-Based Learning

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