The DeKalb County School System

The Department of Middle School Instruction

Standards-based Lesson Plan Template Standards/Elements:
Understand and apply the Pythagorean Theorem.
MCC8.G.7 Apply the Pythagorean Theorem to determine unknown side lengths in right triangles in real-world and mathematical problems in two and three dimensions.
MCC8.G.8 Apply the Pythagorean Theorem to find the distance between two points in a coordinate system.
Solve real-world and mathematical problems involving volume of cylinders, cones and spheres:
MCC8.G.9 Know the formulas for the volume of cones, cylinders, and spheres and use them to solve real-world and mathematical problems.
Essential Question(s): 1.  What is the volume formula for a cylinder?
2.  What is the volume formula for a cone?
3.  What is the volume formula for a sphere?
4.  How does the change in radius affect the volume of a cylinder, cone, or sphere?
5.  How does the change in height affect the volume of a cylinder, cone, or sphere?
6.  How does the volume of a cylinder, cone, and sphere with the same radius change if it is doubled? / GPS Task or Teacher Design Task
1.  Volume of Cylinders, Cones, and Spheres
2.  Final Exam Review/Study Guide
3.  Final Exams
Instructional Board Task Display:
*Learning Strategies and other Researched Best Practices
*Chunking the text / *Marking the Text / *KWL Chart / *PACA / *Questioning the Text / *Summarizing/Paraphrasing/
Retelling / *Journal/
Quickwrite / *Draw a Sketch
/ *Debriefing
X / *Group Presentation
*Think-Pair-Share
X / Cooperative Groups / Manipulatives / Inquiry Learning
X / Technology
X / Graphing Calculators / Drama / Graphic Organizers / Compare/Contrast
X / Real-World
Connections
X
Monday
12/19 / Tuesday
12/20 / Wednesday
12/21 / Thursday
12/22 / Friday
12/23
Elements / MCC8.G.9 / MCC8.G.9 / MCC8.G.9 / No School/Winter Break / No School/Winter Break
Warm-Up / . Refer to the board for teacher made problem. / Refer to the board for teacher made problem. / Refer to the board for teacher made problem.
Explanation (Opening) / - Notes on volume of cylinders, cones, and spheres.
/ - Notes on volume of cylinders, cones, and spheres. / - Notes on volume of cylinders, cones, and spheres.
Application (Work Period) / - Final Exam Review
Final Exam: 5th Period
**MODIFIED SCHEDULE** / - Review volume of cylinders, cones, and spheres (Brain Pop and/or Quizlet)
Final Exams: 1st, 3rd, and 6th Period
**MODIFIED SCHEDULE**
Differentiation:
Group A will work on a partner activity on the volume of cylinders, cones, and spheres (GIZMO – www.explorelearning)
Group B will design their own cylinders, cones, and spheres on construction paper and create a problem for each calculating the volume. / - Review volume of cylinders, cones, and spheres (Brain Pop and Quizlet)
Final Exams: 2nd, 4th, and 7th Period
**MODIFIED SCHEDULE**
Differentiation:
Group A will work on a partner activity on the volume of cylinders, cones, and spheres (GIZMO – www.explorelearning)
Group B will design their own cylinders, cones, and spheres on construction paper and create a problem for each calculating the volume.
Synthesis (Closing) / Review/Recap/Clarify
- “Check for Understanding” Activity
HW: Review volume of cylinders, cones, and spheres; study for the final exam. / Review/Recap/Clarify
- “Check for Understanding” Activity
HW: Review volume of cylinders, cones, and spheres; study for the final exam. / Review/Recap/Clarify
- “Check for Understanding” Activity
HW: Review volume of cylinders, cones, and spheres; study for the final exam.
Teacher Reflection of Lesson: