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Create a geometric playground. Pupils work through a performance task to demonstrate their ability to use geometric concepts to solve everyday problems. The accompanying engineering design lessons show teachers how the assessment works into a unit.
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Concepts
volume formulas, calculating cylinder volume, volume of cylinders, volume of prisms, volume of rectangular prisms, surface area, hemispheres, spheres, geometric figures, surface area of cylinders, surface area of prisms, trigonometric ratios, cavalieri's principle, regular polygons, apothem, volume of cones, radius, circumference, area of circles, circles, volume of spheres
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Instructional Ideas
- Use the pre-assessment to determine small group additional instructional areas to correct misconceptions
Classroom Considerations
- Requires the class to already know how to determine trigonometric ratios and use them to solve problems
- Assumes learners know the properties of two-dimensional figures and similarity
Pros
- Includes answer keys showing the work required
- Provides suggestions for extensions and remediation
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