Year 9 Geometry

Lesson
No. In
Sequence:
Lesson 8
Lesson
Purpose:

Lesson Overview

Joseph Murphy

Constructing Shapes in 3 Dimensions

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Finding Formulae for
Volume and Surface Area in
Volume
Practical Problems
To construct a 3 Dimensional Shape and use its
components to calculate its Total Surface Area and
Volume.

Overview Points
Key
Questions:
Key Tasks: Student use a piece of
circular paper to
construct a collapsed
pyramid.
These are put together
to form Icosahedrons,
which students then
propose methods for
finding TSA and Volume.

Elaborations

Using circular paper to

construct pyramids will give
students are greater
understanding of both shapes.
As the pyramid is created,
students name and label if the
various circle properties they
create, such as arcs, secants,
segments, and chords.
The creation of the Icosahedron
allows students to see shapes
being made of composite
objects. This will encourage
their thinking into the
relationship between volume
and 3 Dimensional objects,
which will be of use in this unit
and in Year 10.
Students propose equations for
finding the TSA and Volume of
the Icosahedron they create.
Students are encouraged to
investigate the volume of the
tetrahedron to find the total
volume.

Assessmen Knowledge of circular

t: properties
Proposing formulae for

If time allows, Students may

make an Octahedron or even
follow the instruction to make a
sphere.
Students are questioned
informally throughout the class
on what they can recall about
circles.

Year 9 Geometry

Lesson Overview

Joseph Murphy

Surface area
Links to Solve problems
AusVELS: involving the surface
area and volume of
right
prisms (ACMMG218)

Solving practical problems

involving surface area and
volume of right prisms
This task is more relevant to
Year 10 Mathematics, but is
such a good task I wanted to
Include it

Resources: Circular Paper

wholemovement - How
to Fold Circles

A website giving the

instructions on how to make an
icosahedron, as well as an
octahedron, tetrahedron and
sphere.