Students will be given several diagrams of a bedroom with labeled dimensions of the room and the furniture. They will be tasked with choosing the best possible heater for the room based on several conditions like cost, fit, and space that the heater can heat. The furniture of the room are of different shapes so students will need to know how to calculate the areas and volume for each of them.
Math Concepts:
Calculating area
Calculating volume
Prisms
Cylinders
MYP Related Concepts:
models
space
MYP Key Concepts:
aesthetics
relationships
MYP Global Context:
Orientation in Space and Time
Personal and Cultural Expression