Swimming is more fun with quantities. The short assessment task encompasses finding the volume of a trapezoidal prism using an understanding of quantities. Individuals make a connection to the rate of which the pool is filled with a graph of the height of the water in it. 

 

Concepts

cubic units, standard units of measurement, units of measurement, volume, rate of change, rates, time, swimming, area of trapezoids, trapezoids

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Additional Tags

math

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Instructional Ideas

• Group individuals based upon their score on the assessment in order to provide target instructional support
• Evaluate and encourage the use of social and emotional learning competencies to develop mathematical proficiency; use the teacher reference as a guide for assessing and facilitating social and emotional learning skills when solving this task 

Classroom Considerations

• Individuals need to know how to calculate the volume of a prism and the area of a trapezoid

Pros

• The resource provides support for the teacher in analyzing the mistakes made by the class
• Includes samples of work and provides an analysis of the solution paths used

Cons

• None

Common Core

HSN-Q.A.1 HSN-Q.A.2 HSN-Q.A.3 MP2 MP4