Digital Unit Plan Template

Unit Title: Volume & Area Name: Annie Kallberg

Content Area: Geometry Grade Level: 9
th
-12
th

CA Content Standard(s)/Common Core Standard(s):
CCSS.Math.Content.HSG.GMD.A.1
Give an informal argument for the formulas for the circumference of a circle, area of a circle, volume of a cylinder, pyramid, and
cone. Use dissection arguments, Cavalieri's principle, and informal limit arguments.
CCSS.Math.Content.HSG.GMD.A.2
(+) Give an informal argument using Cavalieri's principle for the formulas for the volume of a sphere and other solid figures.
CCSS.Math.Content.HSG.GMD.A.3
Use volume formulas for cylinders, pyramids, cones, and spheres to solve problems
CCSS.Math.Content.HSG.GMD.B.4
Explain volume formulas and use them to solve problems



Big Ideas:

- understand the concept of both surface area and volume
- know the difference between 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional figures
- be able to differentiate between various solids
- be able to conjecture about, as well as discover, different formulas to find the surface area and/or volume of any given solid.
- be able to use different formulas or understandings of volume to solve problem- be able to solve real world problems by determining what
knowledge is pertinent to the problem

Unit Goals and Objectives:

-Students will be able to recognize and name various prisms, pyramids, cylinders, cones, and spheres
-Students will be able to explain the different volume formulas for the solids above
-Students will be able to utilize their understanding of volume to solve problems
-Given any solid, students will be able to calculate the surface area and volume


Unit Summary:
Throughout the unit students will explore the properties of different 3-D figures. They will need to incorporate their prior knowledge about
polygons, circles, and area frequently when learning about volume and surface area. This knowledge will be assessed and activated by the
entry-level assessment. During the unit, students will begin by learning about the different types of solids that will be covered in this unit,
they will then begin to experiment with these solids by analyzing the nets of the solids, using both paper and technology tools such as
GeoGebra. This will lead to activities where students are conjecturing about how to find the volume contained inside each of the main solids:
prisms, pyramids, cylinders, cones, spheres, as well as composite figures that are made up of two or more of those solids. One activity will
allow students to experiment with their understanding of the relationship between surface area and volume of a figure. They will then put all
of this information into a concept map that will help them organize everything they have learned. As a cumulative project, students will have
a group project where they will build a castle, namely different structures that are prisms, pyramids, cylinders, cones, and/or spheres, and
use their understanding of volume and surface area to find the surface area and volume of each building. Finally, there will be a unit exam at
the end of the unit where students will use their understanding to solve problems, some of which are straightforward and some which are
more open-ended problems.

Assessment Plan:
Entry-Level:
Flashcards made on Quizlet to assess what
students know/remember about properties of
various circles and polygons, along with their
areas. These concepts will be essential when
speaking about volume, so it is important to
determine what students know and any
misconceptions they may have.
Formative:
Quiz: quiz students knowledge of different
area formulas, as well as names and
properties of different solids.
GeoGebra: Use GeoGebra to experiment with
the nets of different solids and conjecture
about surface area and volume of those
solids.
Graphic Organizer: Organize the different
properties and formulas for volume of
various solids.
Activity: Given a maximum surface area,
students determine what solid will maximize
the volume

Summative:
Group Castle Project: students build various
solids to create a castle, calculating the surface
area and volume of each.
Unit Exam: students apply knowledge of
surface area and volume to solve problems.

Lesson 1
Student Learning Objective:
-Students will be able to
utilize their
understanding of
volume to solve
Acceptable Evidence:
A completed Guided Notes
page, as well as completed
homework problems
Instructional Strategies:
Communication
Collection
Collaboration
Presentation
Lesson Activities:
The teacher will go through the volume PowerPoint with the class.
The PowerPoint includes information about volume, as well as
contains different places where the teacher should stop and ask
students to think individually, or with their partner, about a
problems dealing with
prisms and/or cylinders

Organization
Interaction
conceptual question. As the class is going through the PowerPoint
presentation, students should be answering the questions and solving
the different example problems within the guided notes
Lesson 2
Student Learning Objective:
-Students will be able to
explain the different
volume formulas for
prisms and cylinders

Acceptable Evidence:
A completed Web quest
worksheet
Instructional Strategies:
Communication
Collection
Collaboration
Presentation
Organization
Interaction
Lesson Activities:
Students will browse through and read different websites and
resources on the internet to gather information about polyhedra and
cylinders- specifically their properties and ways to calculate their
volume. As they are looking through each of the given websites,
students will be answering different leveled questions about the
information provided.
Lesson 3
Student Learning Objective:
-Students will be able to
recognize and name
various prisms,
pyramids, cylinders,
cones, and spheres
-Students will be able to
explain the different
volume formulas for the
solids above

Acceptable Evidence:
Students should turn in a
completed concept map with
all of the necessary
information, as well as a
written explanation that
illustrates their
understanding of the
material.
Instructional Strategies:
Communication
Collection
Collaboration
Presentation
Organization
Interaction
Lesson Activities:
Students will use all of the information that they have gathered
throughout the unit, as well as information form given websites and
materials, to create a concept map that will organize all of the
important information in the unit. They will then write at least a
paragraph to illustrate their deep comprehension of the material, as
well as justification for the way that they created their map. They may
work with another, though they should have their own concept map
and explanation to turn in.
Unit Resources:
http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/math/geometry/GEOMETRYglossarySED.pdf
Glencoe Geometry Textbook
Volume PowerPoint
Volume Guided Notes
WebQuest Activity Worksheet

Useful Websites:

http://www.math-play.com/3d-shapes.html
http://www.learner.org/interactives/geometry/area_volume.html
http://www.ducksters.com/kidsmath/finding_the_volume_surface_area_of_a_cylinder.php
http://www.mathsisfun.com/geometry/cylinder.html
http://math2.org/math/geometry/areasvols.htm
http://www.khanacademy.org/math/cc-eighth-grade-math/cc-8th-geometry/cc-8th-volume/v/volume-of-a-sphere
http://www.virtualnerd.com/geometry/surface-area-volume-solid
http://www.ck12.org/geometry/Area-and-Volume-of-Similar-Solids/
http://thinkzone.wlonk.com/Area/AreaVol.htm