Building Better Boxes

Students design, build and critique cereal boxes. The strength of this lab is the fact students use engineering and measurement, along with determining the relationship between volume and s... See More

Students design, build and critique cereal boxes. The strength of this lab is the fact students use engineering and measurement, along with determining the relationship between volume and surface area. I was excited to use this with my middle school students as surface area and volume are difficult concepts for them to grasp. One of my favorite parts of this article was the fact the formulas (equations) were included with examples so the students would have a clue if they were doing the math correctly. The reference section listed at the end is worth its weight in gold. This provided some great follow up lessons to do with the students to make sure they were given the opportunity to show understanding in more than one instance.

Cereal Boxes

This is a great article about the engineering of cereal boxes. Just a small extension of one direction has a big effect on volume! Students use engineering and math in these lessons on the... See More

This is a great article about the engineering of cereal boxes. Just a small extension of one direction has a big effect on volume! Students use engineering and math in these lessons on the design of cereal boxes. It is great for NGSS.