Math 8 Surface Area Unit Plan

Title of Unit Surface area Grade Level 8

Subject Mathematics Time Frame 7 days
Developed By Haley Harbinson

Stage 1 - Identify Desired Results

Learning Outcomes

GLO:
 Use direct and indirect measurement to solve problems
SLO(s):
 Determine the surface area of:
o Right rectangular prisms
o Right triangular prisms
o Right cylinders
to solve problems.
Essential Question(s)

 How can surface area be applied in the real world?

o What is surface area?
o How is surface area of one object related to another surface area?
Knowledge: Skills
What knowledge will student acquire as a result of this unit? What skills will students acquire as a result of this unit? List
This content knowledge may come from the indicators, or the skills and/or behaviours that students will be able to exhibit
might also address pre-requisite knowledge that students will as a result of their work in this unit. These will come from the
need for this unit. indicators.

Students will know... Students will be able to…

 How a net relates to the 3-d shape  Find the surface area of a
 How to relate surface area to the real world o Rectangular prism
 How to identify different shapes o Cube
 How to use formulas to determine surface area of o Triangular prism
rectangular prisms, triangular prisms, cylinders and o Cylinder
cubes  Use formulas to find surface area
 Identify where surface area is used in everyday life.
Assessment Outcome Description Percentage Formativ Summative
tool s e
Students will be given a question
to spark their thinking. These
questions will be based on the
shape and topic we are learning
about that day. This allows
Discussion All students to think deeper and Ä
relate to previous knowledge. Also
will allow for discussion on what
the class might struggle with as a
whole.
Students will be given an entry
slip with one or two questions to
answer. This will be given every
Entry Slip All other day or at the end of a topic 50
to know how each student is Ä
doing and see where there needs
to be some reteaching done.
These will be graded
Students will be given the chance
to show their work on the
All whiteboards. They will be given
Whiteboard work numerous questions to work on
and get checked by the teacher. Ä
This provides efficient feedback
and allows the teacher to know
where students are making
mistakes and immediately correct
them. This is used for students to
show their understanding.
Students will be observed by
teacher during class time.
Teacher will record observations
Observation All of students. This will allow for Ä
teacher to know where students
may be lacking and succeeding. I
will organize these observations in
a checklist
This is the final assessment of
learning in the unit. It will test
All students knowledge on all
Unit Test 50
sections of the unit.
This will be graded and go
Ä
towards final grade
# Lesson Title Lesson Activities Assessment
Outcome(s):
 Determine the surface area of:
o Right rectangular prisms
o Right triangular prisms
o Right cylinders
to solve problems.
Overview: Discussion (FOR)
1. We will go over the formulas for rectangular prisms and In what ways are the
cubes formulas similar and
Rectangular different for surface
prisms 2. Students will then be given questions to work on Page
1 178 area and area for a
a. Adequate square and rectangle?
March 2
i. 3,4
b. Proficient Observation (FOR)
i. 7, 9, 11
c. Mastery
i. 13, 14, 16
Teaching and/or Learning Strategies: direct instruction,
discussion, independent work
Resources: Math 8 textbook

Outcome(s):
 Determine the surface area of:
o Right rectangular prisms
o Right triangular prisms
o Right cylinders Entry Slip on rectangular
to solve problems. Prisms (FOR)
Overview:
Introduction 1. Entry Slip on Rectangular Prisms
2. Daily Five Whiteboard work (FOR)
to
2 3. We will go over what the net of cylinder looks like and
Cylinders
March 3 how it is used to understand how to find the surface
area of the Cylinder
4. Go through an example of how to solve the surface area
with the net
5. Introduction of the formula for the Cylinder. Go through
the same example with the formula

Teaching and/or Learning Strategies:

Resources: Textbook, Entry Slip
3  Outcome(s): Determine the surface area of:
o Right rectangular prisms
o Right triangular prisms
o Right cylinders
to solve problems.
Practice with Overview: Discussion (FOR)
Cylinders 1. Daily five How do you figure out
March 4 2. Review formula for a cylinder and go over an example the length of a cylinder
3. Students will then be given questions to work on page if you are only given the
186 radius and height?
a. Adequate
i. 4, 5, 6
b. Proficient Observation (FOR)
 i. 8, 9, 10
c. Mastery
i. 11, 13
Teaching and/or Learning Strategies: Direct instruction,
independent practice
Resources:
 Outcome(s): Determine the surface area of:
o Right rectangular prisms
o Right triangular prisms
o Right cylinders
to solve problems. Whiteboard work (FOR)
Introduction Overview:
to 1. Entry Slip on Cylinders
Right 2. Daily Five (done on Whiteboards) Entry Slip (FOR)
4
triangular 3. Introduction of the surface area of triangular prisms
prisms 4. I do, we do, You do model Observation (FOR)
March 5 a. Go through example
b. Give students an example to go through as a
class
c. Students do problem themselves.
Teaching and/or Learning Strategies: Direct Instruction
Resources: Entry Slip,
 Outcome(s): Determine the surface area of:
o Right rectangular prisms
o Right triangular prisms
o Right cylinders
to solve problems.
Whiteboard work (FOR)
Overview:
1. Daily Five Discussion (FOR)
2. Review formula for triangular prisms What happens to the
3. Students are then given questions to practice solving rectangles when a
the surface area for triangular prisms Page 180 triangle has three
Practice with different lengths?
Right a. Adequate
5 i. 5 How does this affect the
triangular formula we use?
prisms b. Proficient
March 10 i. 6, 8, 10, 12
c. Mastery Observation (FOR)
i.

Teaching and/or Learning Strategies: Direct instruction,

Independent work

Resources: Textbook

6 Review  Outcome(s): Determine the surface area of:

March 11 o Right rectangular prisms
o Right triangular prisms
o Right cylinders
to solve problems. Observation (For)

Overview:
 Students will be split into teams.
  in their teams they will be given a shape on the board
 they have to solve the surface area of the shape
Teaching and/or Learning Strategies: Game Based
instruction

Resources: arrangement of different 3-D shapes like cylinders,

cubes, rectangular prisms and triangular prisms

Outcome(s):
 Determine the surface area of:
o Right rectangular prisms
o Right triangular prisms (Sum) unit test
March 12 o Right cylinders
7 Unit Exam to solve problems.
Overview: Students will be given a unit exam based on all
outcomes covered
Teaching and/or Learning Strategies:

Resources: Unit Exams