The history of math is fascinating! Utilize a woodcut primary source image from 1492 and posters from the 1930s to help geometers apply their volume-calculation skills to real-life questions. 

Concepts

liquid volume, rectangular prisms, cylinders, math modeling

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Additional Tags

math

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Instructional Ideas

• Have kids find other primary source images that could warrant a volume calculation

Classroom Considerations

• It would be best to have a large projector or interactive whiteboard to show the primary source images to the entire class

Pros

• Creates a practical application for calculating volume of three-dimensional shapes
• Encourages kids to think about options for pursuing math professionally, and how they have changed since the early twentieth century

Cons

• None

Common Core

7.G.B.6 8.G.C.9 HSG-GMD.A.1 HSG-GMD.A.3