CCGPS Math 6 Unit 5 Area and Volume- 4 weeks
Topic 1
Area
Solve real-world and mathematical problems involving
area, surface area, and volume.
MCC6.G.1 Find area of right triangles, other triangles,
special quadrilaterals, and polygons by composing into
rectangles or decomposing into triangles and other
shapes; apply these techniques in the context of solving
real-world and mathematical problems.
Topic 2
Nets & Surface Area
Solve real-world and mathematical problems involving
area, surface area, and volume.
MCC6.G.4 Represent three-dimensional figures using
nets made up of rectangles and triangles, and use the
nets to find the surface area of these figures. Apply these
techniques in the context of solving.
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McGraw-Hill Georgia Math Grade 6:
Chapter 8, Lessons 1-5
Mathematics Course 1 Textbook Connection:
Ch. 10: Lessons 1-4
Hands-on Standards: Grades 5-6: (Measurement section)
Area of Trapezoids; Constant Perimeter and Changing
Area
Hands-on Standards: Grades 7-8: (Measurement section)
Perimeter and Area; Area of a Parallelogram; Area of a
Triangle
Graphing Calculator Strategies-Middle School Math:
Lesson 18 (Computing Area and Perimeter)
Math in Context: Reallotment: Geometry and
Measurement: Section B-Area Patterns, Section CMeasuring Area, Section D-Perimeter and Area
Connected Math (Grade 6): Covering and Surrounding:
Two-Dimensional Measurement
http://www.geogebra.org/en/upload/files/english/Victori
a/TriangleArea.html
http://www.geogebra.org/en/upload/files/english/Knote/
Area/Parallelogram2.html
http://illuminations.nctm.org/ActivityDetail.aspx?ID=108
http://www.geogebra.org/en/upload/files/english/Knote/
Area/parallelograms.html
http://www.wiley.com/college/reys/0470403063/appendi
xc/masters/geoboard_recording.html
McGraw-Hill Georgia Math Grade 6:
Topic 3
Volume
Solve real-world and mathematical problems involving
area, surface area, and volume.
MCC6.G.2 Find the volume of a right rectangular prism
with fractional edge lengths by packing it with unit cubes
of the appropriate unit fraction edge lengths, and show
that the volume is the same as would be found by
multiplying the edge lengths of the prism. Apply the
formulas 𝑉=𝑙𝑤ℎ and V=𝑏ℎ to find volumes of right
rectangular prisms with fractional edge lengths in the
context of solving real-world and mathematical
problems.
 McGraw-Hill Georgia Math Grade 6:
Chapter 9, Lessons 3 - 5
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Mathematics Course 1 Textbook Connection:
Ch. 10: Lesson 9
Hands-on Standards: Grades 5-6: (Geometry
section) Solid Figures, Prisms, Pyramids, and
Cylinders (EXCLUDING cylinders); Prims and
Pyramids: Volume
Hands-on Standards: Grades 7-8: (Geometry
section) Exploring Solids: Surface Area
Chapter 9, Lesson 1
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Mathematics Course 1 Textbook Connection:
Ch. 10: Lessons 6-7
Graphing Calculator Strategies-Middle School
Math: Lesson 15 (Calculating Volume)
Math in Context: Reallotment: Geometry and
Measurement: Section E-Surface Area and Volume
Hands-on Standards: Grades 5-6: (Geometry
section) Solid Figures, Prisms, Pyramids, and
Cylinders (EXCLUDING cylinders); Prims and
Pyramids: Volume
Hands-on Standards: Grades 7-8: (Measurement
section) Volume of a Rectangular Solid; Volumes of
Prisms and Pyramids
Connected Math (Grade 7): Filling and Wrapping:
Three-Dimensional Measurement
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(Formative Assessment Lesson)
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Design Candy Cartons (Formative Assessment Lesson)
Candle Box & Rubric
Smoothie Box & Rubric
2-Dimensional
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area
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compose
decompose
dimension
equilateral triangle
isosceles triangle
kite
parallelogram
polygon
quadrilaterals
rectangle
rhombus
right triangle
scalene triangle
square
trapezoid
triangles
vertices
Learning
Tasks for
G4 & G2
Finding Surface Area
Painting Barns (Spotlight Task)
The File Cabinet (Spotlight Task)
Learning
Tasks
Learning
Tasks
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How Many Ways?
Banana Bread
Volume and Cubes
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3-Dimensional
bases of a Prism
cubic Units
edge
face
fractional edge length
lateral faces
polyhedron
prism
rectangular prism
right rectangular prism
triangular prism
volume
volume of a prism
three-dimensional
unit cube
Packing Our Goods (Spotlight Task)
Boxing Bracelets
STEM Fish Tank Foam Packing Design (Culminating Task)
net
surface area
Vocabulary
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Who Put the Tang in Tangram?
What’s My Area?
King Arthur’s New Table
Rectangle Wraparound
Base and Height
Finding Area of Polygons (Spotlight Task)
Area of composite Figures
Vocabulary
Learning Tasks
Vocabulary
Learning
Tasks for
G1, G4 & G2
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