Sound Isn't the Only Place You
Hear About Volume!
By: Jaclyn Myers
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~Engage: KWL~
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• Step 1: Answer the question that corresponds
to the color of sticky note that you were
given:
– Pink: What is volume?
– Yellow: How can you measure volume?
– Green: What is area?
– Blue: What similarities do area and volume share?
– Purple: How do area and volume differ?
• Step 2: Post your response on the KWL poster
under the “K” (What I Know) section.
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~Engage: Gallery Walk~ Quiet! Brains
at work!
• Step 1: Select a marker.
• Step 2: Walk around the room reading and
responding to the questions that are posted.
• Remember to be kind, if you find someone has
made an error post a question to help redirect
their thinking. Here is an example:
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0.2 is 2%
Are you sure you
converted correctly?
0.5 = 0.50 = 50%
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~Explore: Volume~
• You will be provided centimeter cubes and a ½
pint milk carton.
• Come up with a way to find the volume of the
milk carton using only the materials that you
have been provided.
• Record your findings in your notebook.
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~Explain: Volume~
• How can you find a more precise measurement?
• What measurement tools can you use to find the
volume of the milk carton?
• What is the volume in cubic centimeters of the ½
pint milk carton?
• Record tour findings in your notebook.
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~Elaborate: Volume~
• How do cubic centimeters relate to mL?
• Use the provided materials.
– Fill the milk carton with water.
– Use the graduated cylinder to measure the
amount of water in mL to the nearest tenth.
• Record your findings in your notebook.
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~Elaborate: Exit Ticket~
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