Build the foundations for an solid understanding of volume. Scholars view a video where a civil engineer describes math used in the profession and then poses a volume of cylinders question. They work in pairs to solve the problem and develop a model of a cylindrical object that an engineer might design.

Concepts

cylinders, volume of cylinders, civil engineering

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Additional Tags

math

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Instructional Ideas

• If possible, take a field trip to a local engineering firm
  

Classroom Considerations

• Pupils must already be familiar with the volume of a cylinder
• Resource suggests preparing pictures of cylinders
  

Pros

• Provides some discussion questions to ask about the video
• Incorporates different areas of math, such as unit conversions, scales, etc.
  

Cons

• None

Common Core

8.G.C.9