Creative ways to teach surface area and volume.

You are part of a panel of parents, teachers, and administrators working to revise the geometry curriculum for the local high school. On tonight's agenda, you will be brainstorming creative ways to teach surface area and volume. The teachers are especially interested in methods which will help the students connect geometry to life in the "real world" because student motivation has sometimes been lacking in this course. What suggestions do you make to the panel during your discussion? Why do you think students would benefit from this idea being used in the classroom? Explain your idea in at least two paragraphs. Include references.

Geometry

(See attached file for full problem description and diagrams) --- Geometry has many practical applications in everyday life. Estimating heights of objects, finding distances, and calculating areas and volumes are commonplace. One of the most fundamental theorems in geometry, the Pythagorean Theorem, allows us to make many of these calculations. The Pythagorean Theorem states that the square of the hypotenuse of a right triangle is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides, as shown in the diagram below. practice these applications. Solve the following problems and submit them in a Word document. 1. A Little League team is building a backstop for its practice field. It... click for more

Review of previous posting

(See attached file for full problem description and diagrams) --- Need help with the following questions. A Little League team is building a backstop for its practice field. It is made up of two right angles as shown below. The backstop extends 24 feet 8 inches out in each direction and the center pole is 6.5 yards high. All sides of the backstop including base and the center pole are to be made of aluminum tubing. How many feet of tubing should the team buy? How many square feet of the backstop must be covered by a screen? Answer- This problem utilizes some simple geometry concepts. To find how many feet of tubing required we need to know the lengths of all sides. This can be de... click for more

Vertices of a square

Two opposite vertices of a square are P(3, 2) and Q(-5, -10). Find the length of: a) a diagonal of the square b) a side of the square

Find lengths of a square

Vertices -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Two opposite vertices of a square are P(3, 2) and Q(-5, -10). Find the length of: a) a diagonal of the sqaure b) a side of the sqaure