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Sweet Surface Area

Sweet Surface Area

In this lesson, students will explore the relationship between volume and surface area through real world problem solving. They will work with a partner as they are in charge with the task of finding the least expensive packaging (smallest surface area) for a given number of caramels (volume). Students will justify their packaging strategy in a group discussion....

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CCSS: Mathematics, NSDL
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Material Type:
Assessment Tool
Date Added to MERLOT:
August 1, 2016
Date Modified in MERLOT:
August 30, 2017
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Submitter:
Barbra Bied Sperling
Hispanic Serving Institution
Primary Audience:
Middle School
Technical Format:
Website
Mobile Compatibility:
Not specified at this time
Language:
English
Cost Involved:
No
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No
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Unknown
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No

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