Bake a Surface Area Cake

Lesson Overview

Students will use their knowledge of surface area and composite figures to help customers create a cake for their Big Day. (Includes rectangular prisms & cylinders).

Duration

2-3 hours

Lesson Type

Traditional Lesson

Essential Question

How can we apply surface area formulas to real world situations?

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8, 9, 10, 11, 12

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Standards

8.PAFR Patterns, Algebra, and Functional Reasoning
- 8.GS.PAFR.2 Interpret the structure of expressions, equations, and inequalities to analyze and make predictions in different contexts
  - 8.GS.PAFR.2.1 Apply surface area and volume formulas for prisms, cylinders, pyramids, cones, spheres, and/or compositions of figures to solve problems and justify results
GS.PAFR Patterns, Algebra, and Functional Reasoning
- GS.PAFR.2 Interpret the structure of expressions, equations, and inequalities to analyze and make predictions in different contexts
  - GS.PAFR.2.1 Apply surface area and volume formulas for prisms, cylinders, pyramids, cones, spheres, and/or compositions of figures to solve problems and justify results

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