As you may have guessed from the title, this is another post about math.
But this time, there’s monsters.
So, we’ve been learning about calculating the volume and surface area of composite solids. As part of this unit, we’ve each built a “monster” Out of basic shapes, which we then have to calculate the volume and surface area of.
For instance, my monster, Mr. Marshmallows, has a volume of 2.35525 inches(5.982335 centimetres) cubed, and a surface area of 17.7575 inches (45.10405 centimetres) squared.
Now, creating a monster for the sole purpose of calculating its volume and surface area may seem like a strange project (not to mention one that I would design). There’s a good reason for that– it’s actually part of a bigger crosscurricular project that will include biomes/ecology (science), character development and story writing (English), sewing (humanities? impromptu textiles? Is sewing just a part of PLP?), videomaking (humanities/maker time), and, more likely than not, a lot of rejected storyboards (I direct you once again to the quilt project).
You can expect a follow up post to this one sometime soon detailing the adventures of Mr. Marshmallows (versus some as yet unknown “hero”).
Until then–
Toodles!