Make it a tight fit. Given drawings of a smoothie bottle, pupils need to determine the size of a box to hold 12 bottles. Scholars draw a net to show the dimensions needed to create a closed box that would not allow the bottles to move when shipped.

Concepts

nets, measurement

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Additional Tags

math

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Instructional Ideas

• Lead a discussion on the need for precision
• Provide poster board and have students create the net according to their dimensions

Classroom Considerations

• Requires understanding of nets

Pros

• Contains questions and comments to be sure the class understands the context
• Includes a rubric that shows how the sample responses were scored

Cons

• None

Common Core

MP4 MP6 6.G.A.4