Middle School Measurement Projects
A 10-day Real-Life Math Fun Task, Pythagoras, Ratio, %, Geometrical solving etc
By Daniel
This project combines 10 mathematical concepts into a hands-on project - building a 3-D strawberry box. The project involves the math of carpentry, dietetics, sales, and data analysis. The math topics involved include:
- The Theorem of Pythagoras
- Geometrical Problem Solving
- Elementary addition, subtraction, multiplication and division with lengths, money etc.
- Volume of prisms
- Ratio, Proportion, Percents, Fractions
- Internet research for appropriate formulas
- Mathematics by trial and error
- Mathematics should be practical whenever it is at all possible.
Included is a link to a Google Sheet where students can ...
- experience how to "code" how to buy the right amount of wood at the cheapest price.
- make some selections of different lengths of wood to get the best price.
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Engineering Design Process and ADA Project | CAD | Doorway Dilemma
By Reece's Tech Shop by Scott Reece
Do you want to raise awareness for those in wheelchairs? How do you do that in an engineering class? You find instances where ADA is not being followed and you have your students design a new entry way in CAD! That's what this lesson is all about!! Students are made aware of a local building that does not meet ADA requirements and the owner is being sued. Your students work for an engineering firm. They must, first, research the law. Then they design a new entry way that meets ADA requirements.
This lesson includes:
Student Handout
Graphic Organizer
PowerPoint presentation
Google SketchUp rendering of the building front
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Real-Life Math activity! Surface Area and Volume Task, Catching rainwater!
By Daniel
Real-Life Math done in the Real World!
Surface Area and Volume of right prisms could be boring and removed from real life. This task brings a practical element to the topic and helps students think about environmental and financial issues around catching and using rainwater on the roof of a shed.
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