Prism Puzzler 3D Printing Project
I am so excited to share the process of our Prism Puzzler challenge. It was one of those learning tasks that just kept rolling. Each stage increasing in complexity and depth of thinking. Students were engaged, motivated, and demonstrating deep learning competencies throughout. The learning just made sense to students. They could visualize their learning and make connections during each stage. An educational WIN! When utilizing unconventional teaching strategies and methods, this does not always happen (refer to my first posts this year on failure ) but it such a joy when thinks unfold as this did. Specific Curriculum Expectations: – solve problems that involve the surface area and volume of right prisms and that require conversion between metric measures of capacity and volume – estimate and calculate the area of composite two-dimensional shapes by decomposing into shapes with known area relationships – sketch different polygonal prisms that share the same volume – determine, t...