Digital Unit Plan Template

Unit Title: Geometry: Area, Surface Area, and Volume Name: James Parson
Content Area: Mathematics Grade Level: 6th
CA Content Standard(s)/Common Core Standard(s):
Unit Standards

Solve real-world and mathematical problems involving area, surface area, and volume.

6.G.A.1 - Find the 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.

6.G.A.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 = l w h and V = b h to find volumes of right
rectangular prisms with fractional edge lengths in the context of solving real-world and mathematical problems.

6.G.A.3 - Draw polygons in the coordinate plane given coordinates for the vertices; use coordinates to find the length of a side joining points with the same first
coordinate or the same second coordinate. Apply these techniques in the context of solving real-world and mathematical problems.

6.G.A.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 real-world and mathematical problems.

Apply and extend previous understandings of arithmetic to algebraic expressions.

6.EE.A.2 - Write, read, and evaluate expressions in which letters stand for numbers.

a. Write expressions that record operations with numbers and with letters standing for numbers. For example, express the calculation Subtract y from 5
as 5 y.

6.EE.A.2 - Write, read, and evaluate expressions in which letters stand for numbers.

c. Evaluate expressions at specific values of their variables. Include expressions that arise from formulas used in real world problems. Perform arithmetic
operations, including those involving whole-number exponents, in the conventional order when there are no parentheses to specify a particular order
(Order of Operations). For example, use the formulas V = s3 and A = 6 s2 to find the volume and surface area of a cube with sides of length s =

Reason about and solve one-variable equations and inequalities.

6.EE.B.6 - Use variables to represent numbers and write expressions when solving a real-world or mathematical problem; understand that a variable can represent
an unknown number, or, depending on the purpose at hand, any number in a specified set.

Apply and extend previous understandings of numbers to the system of rational numbers.

6.NS.C.6 - Understand a rational number as a point on the number line. Extend number line diagrams and coordinate axes familiar from previous grades to
represent points on the line and in the plane with negative number coordinates

c. Find and position integers and other rational numbers on a horizontal or vertical number line diagram; find and position pairs of integers and other
rational numbers on a coordinate plane.

6.NS.C.8 - Solve real-world and mathematical problems by graphing points in all four quadrants of the coordinate plane. Include use of coordinates and absolute
value to find distances between points with the same first coordinate or the same second coordinate.

Big Ideas/Unit Goals:

Students will learn to find area of triangles and regular 4-sided polygons
Students will use surface nets to find surface area regular prisms and pyramids
Students will learn to find volume of regular prisms and pyramids
Students will use knowledge of area, surface area, and volume to solve real world problems

Unit Summary:

The basis of this Unit Plan are two different District provided texts: enVision Math 2.0 Volume 1 Grade 6 and Big Ideas Math Course 1.
From the textbooks, I will be using the vocabulary, example problems and supplemental interactive technology. All the content will
align with Common Core Standards for 6th grade Geometry and will employ all eight Standards for Mathematical Practice throughout
the Unit. In addition, I will be using Geogebra software and other inactive websites for students to use as visual models.

b) By incorporating several different instructional strategies, this unit plans meets the cognitive needs of my students.
I have built in the element of discussion throughout the unit to maintain a high level of student engagement throughout the unit.
Discussion whether in pairs, small groups, or the whole class, will foster a high level of cognitive demand, as students share their
thoughts and ideas and evaluate and critique the thoughts and ideas of others. I will also incorporate technology into the lesson to help
the students bridge the gap between the concrete visual models and abstract concepts. I will also make use of open ended problems
with a variety of possible paths to a solution to challenge students of all backgrounds. There will be several different sets of problems
cover the same concept of varying levels of sophistication, so that students of all levels can be assigned work to do that meets their
cognitive needs.

c) To meet the needs of all the students in class I have employed several different instructional strategies. For the English
Learners, I have built in several strategies designed to accommodate their needs including: small group instruction, explicit vocabulary
instruction, par-sharing activities, use of technology, manipulatives, clear directions, guided notes, and extra time. I have also
considered accommodations, adaptations, and differentiations of my students with special needs including: extra time, use of
technology, small group work, alternate test location, differentiated problem sets. I have also created differentiated problem sets our
advanced students.

Assessment Plan:
Entry-Level: LESSON INTRODUCTION Formative: Summative:

Students will use their iPads and google

slides to create a class vocabulary
document. Working as table groups,
each group will be responsibly for
creating multimedia definitions and
uploading them to google slides. The
entire class will create a document that
has several different definitions of each
key term. The student will use multiple
presentations to make the vocabulary
more relevant to them.
They will also be required to review the
document throughout the course of
the unit as the vocabulary will remain
crucial to understanding the concepts
of the following lessons. The teacher
will move around the classroom,
Quizlet Live Collaborative Quizwill
participate in a collaborative
vocabulary quiz using their iPads. The
Quizlet live activity will challenge the
students to work together to correctly
match a set of vocabulary terms
covering surface area and volume of
rectangular prisms and rectangular
pyramids.
Kahoot.it QuizStudents will
participate in interactive formative quiz
on their iPads using a Kahoot.it quiz
covering the calculation of surface area
and volume of rectangular prisms and
rectangular pyramids.
IXL.Com Surface Area and Volume
PracticeStudents will use their iPad
Unit Test: Surface Area and Volume
Student will complete a summative
assessment at the end of the unit
covering the calculation of surface area
and volume of rectangular prisms and
rectangular pyramids.
Unit Project: Surface Area and
VolumeStudents will work in groups
of 3 to complete a google slide
presentation requiring them to
describe what of surface area and
volume of rectangular prisms and
rectangular pyramids are using real
world examples. They will also be
responsible for demonstrating how to
calculate the surface area and volume
 prompting the students for
understanding. The teacher will also
asses whether the definition the
students are generating are precise and
relevant. When the document is
complete the teacher will know which
students have a strong grasp of
concepts and which students may need
additional instruction in the future
Nearpod Warm-Up Discussion
Students will participate in a classroom
discussion using Nearpod.com about
how to describe what surface area is
and find the surface area of everyday
items like a cereal box and a candy bar.
to logon to IXL.com and complete of rectangular prisms and rectangular
various interactive activities covering pyramids in their presentation.
the calculation of surface area and
volume of rectangular prisms and
rectangular pyramids.
NearPod Interactive LessonStudents
will participate in a Nearpod live
interactive lesson that will provide
several formative activities for the
teacher to assess, including: surface
area and volume problems, a quick
write, and an exit slip covering the
concepts of the lesson.

Lesson 1 (Teacher Lecture) Surface Area Guided Notes

Student Learning Objective:
Given two example
prisms, students will
calculate the surface area
of the prisms with 80%
accuracy.
Lesson 2 (Webercise/ iPad Lesson) Volume of Rectangular Prisms
Student Learning
Objective:
Given two example
prisms, students will
calculate the volume of
Acceptable Evidence
Students will turn the
guided notes. These will
contain example of
student work for the
teacher to assess. The
guided note will also
contain samples of
student writing for the
teacher assess.
Acceptable Evidence:
At each point in the
Nearpod lesson, the
teacher will be able to
assess every students
response as they
Lesson Activities:
Students will complete a set of guided notes found on the website. Students will follow
the presentation and participate in the mini-activities of the presentation. During
several points in the presentation, the students will stop to fill out their guided notes.
The Guided notes cover the process of calculating the surface area of rectangular and
triangular prisms. This activity is designed to make the process of creating surface nets
and using them to calculate surface area more explicit.
Lesson Activities: Students will be completing an iPad lesson using Nearpod. The lesson will
be directed by the teacher. Each slide will be moderated by the teacher as the students
work on it. Their answers are anonymous to each other, but the teacher knows which
students respond to the questions and what their responses are. This allows the teacher to
share responses with the other students without embarrassing students or putting them on
the spot. After each activity is completed the teacher advances the slide. This is called a live
the prisms with 80%
accuracy.
Lesson 3 (Graphic Organizer) Surface Area and Volume Graphic Organizer
Student Learning Objective:
Given two example
prisms, students will
calculate the surface area
of the prisms with 80%
accuracy.
Given two example
prisms, students will
calculate the volume of
the prisms with 80%
accuracy.
Unit Resources:
Textbook - Pearson, Envision 2.0: Volume 2
complete each slide. The mode. This is different from the student-paced lesson uploaded to the website. I will be
students will be required implementing this lesson solely on iPads in live mode, as all my students have a school-
to write about volume. issued iPad. The link on my site is only a preview of the lesson. All the lessons features are
Students will also available as a live lesson on their iPads. The collaborative slide that allows the students to
complete problems upload images and written responses is only available during a live session. I will get the
involving volume of students a session code at the beginning of class, and they will use it to join the Nearpod
rectangular prisms. The activity.
teacher will also collect
evidence of student
learning from the Kahoot
formative assessment at
the end of the lesson.
Acceptable Evidence: Lesson Activities:
By completing the Students will complete a graphic organizer designed to help students master the process of
graphic organizer, finding eh surface area and volume of prisms and pyramids. Students will use their prior
students will provide the knowledge of triangles and regular quadrilaterals to explore three
teacher with four dimensional objects. Students will construct surface nets of rectangular prisms and
examples of student work pyramids and use them to find the surface area of these objects. Students will also use their
for the teacher to assess. prior knowledge of rectangles to find the volume of rectangular prisms by finding the edge
Each part the graphic lengths of rectangular prisms to find their volumes.
organizer represents the
procedure for finding the
surface area and volume
for different shapes,
which will demonstrate
the students
understanding of finding
surface area and volume
of the figures.
 Textbook - Larson, R., & Boswell, L. (2014). Big ideas math: A Common Core curriculum.

Students will use their school-issued iPads.

Students will use paper, pencils, rulers, and pencils.

Teacher use iPad, projector, Apple TV.

Useful Websites:

https://www.ixl.com/math/grade-6

This site is a great resource to practice almost any math topic. It has plenty of interactive activities too!

https://www.khanacademy.org/math/basic-geo/basic-geo-volume-sa

Khan Academy is a website that provides short tutorial lessons and practice problems for whatever skill we are working on. Here is a unit on surface
area and volume.

https://www.desmos.com/calculator

Desmos is a great resource. This site is full functioning graphing calculator. This site will help with calculating area of triangles and rectangles.

http://www.adaptedmind.com/gradelist.php?grade=6

ApadtedMind is a great free interactive website. It contains 172 interactive lessons that cover almost every math topic from our book. Each lesson
has over 500 problems, explanations, and instructional videos to help you learn and review. What make this site so helpful is that all the lessons
have clear instructional videos with each lesson. The website will also save your progress and let you customize your own unique avatar.

http://illuminations.nctm.org/Default.aspx

This site has tons of excellent interactives to learn almost any Mathematical topic. Here is a great interactive lesson on volume and surface area.

https://kahoot.it/#/

This is a great interactive quiz site. Here a link to practice quiz about surface area.

https://www.explorelearning.com/

Here is another great site full of interactive lessons. Here is one on surface area and one on volume.

https://www.geogebra.org/m/E3mnA3Mz

This is a great interactive free site that will help with graphing, Geometry, and Algebra. During the year, we will be using this web app for many
different activities. GeoGebra also has many different interactive lessons. Check out this lesson on surface area and volume.