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Students will find the information to calculate how many times we could fill up a jet plane using the fuel that would fit in an olympic-sized pool.
Students identify the information needed to calculate how many jet plane fuel tanks can be filled with pool jet fuel.
I’ll reveal how many times I could fill up my jet plane.
Students will figure out much pasta they can cook using the water in an olympic-sized pool.
Students think about how much pasta they can cook with an Olympic-sized pool of boiling water for a party.
Students calculate the volume of an Olympic-sized pool and convert it into quarts to determine pasta cooking capacity.
Students convert liters of sour cream into cups to find out how much green onion dip they can make.
Students will find the information they need to calculate how many 2 liter bottles they could fill up using the water in an olympic-sized pool.
First, students will need to figure out how much water is in an olympic-sized pool.
Students calculate the volume of an Olympic-sized pool by multiplying its dimensions: fifty meters, twenty-five meters, and two meters.
Students calculate how many containers of different sizes they can fill using the volume of an Olympic-sized swimming pool.
Students will balance various requirements in order to find the perfect gifts for their very special friends.
Students look for gifts that have a large volume while balancing a low price.
Students search for items, record dimensions, calculate volume, and note weight and price to find the best gift for Denise.
Students search for long and narrow items to find a gift for Olga that costs as little money as possible.
Students write a letter explaining how they chose a gift for their special friend and the decision-making process involved.
Students will calculate the volume of laptops throughout history using the formula for the volume of a rectangular prism.
Students gather information about five laptops, including their dimensions, weight, and release year, to record on their tables.
Calculate the volume of their five laptops, estimating them as rectangular prisms.
Students sketch their two favorite laptops on graph paper, using triangles to represent the three-dimensional volumes accurately.
Students find shapes with the same volume as their favorite laptops but with different dimensions, creating alternate designs.
Students create a three-dimensional model of their laptop design using Lego or construction paper, applying their measurements and creativity.