Scholars have an opportunity to use their geometric modeling skills. Pupils determine a reasonable estimate of the number of string beans that would fill the average human body.

Concepts

calculating cylinder volume, volume, volume of cylinders, dimensions, math modeling, estimation, the human body

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Additional Tags

math

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Instructional Ideas

• Have individuals begin the problem and after a few minutes, bring the class back together to share approaches
• Bring in a basket of string beans to compare relative sizes

Classroom Considerations

• Individuals should be comfortable using geometric figures to model real-world objects

Pros

• Includes a sample problem with calculations used
• Provides a suggestion to use an upper and lower bound strategy

Cons

• None

Common Core

HSN-Q.A.2 HSG-MG.A.1 MP1 MP4 MP6