Circles, frustums and cylinders revision

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Measure the volumes of objects

Lesson idea. This lesson is aimed at top-set, year 11 GCSE students who understand the definition of prisms, and have 'had a go at' calculating volumes and surface areas of prisms. The questions are deliberately challenging and may require a few calculation stages.

Teaching approach. This resource offer students the opportunity to engage in active learning(ta) - measuring and calculating using large size cylinders and frustums. This lesson brings great opportunity for small group "dialogic teaching(ta)". Open-ended and closed questioning(ta) of students can be used to draw on their existing knowledge and extend their understanding. The teacher provides a practical commentary below. (edit)

Resource details
Title Circles, frustums and cylinders revision
Topic [[Topics/Area|Area]]
Teaching approach

[[Teaching Approaches/Questioning|Questioning]],  [[Teaching Approaches/Dialogic teaching|Dialogic teaching]],  [[Teaching Approaches/Active learning|Active learning]]

Learning Objectives

Students will be able to:
• Apply mathematics of circles and volumes to real objects.
• Assess measuring errors and work with ‘real life’ scale factors.
• Use a calculator for complex calculations.

Format / structure

Samba Worksheet (Word)

Subject

[[Resources/Maths|Maths]]

Age of students / grade

[[Resources/Secondary|Secondary]],  [[Resources/KS4|KS4]]


Useful information

Teachers will need:

  • Samba drums or equivalent large objects (water containers, buckets, laundry baskets, bins).
  • Large classroom or outdoor space.
  • Tape measures, calculators, protractors and jotting paper.
Other (e.g. time frame)

1 x 45-50 minutes lesson

Files and resources to view and download

The key lesson description is viewable as WikiText. The lesson worksheet can