Setting the Stage with Geometry

Grades 6-8

In Setting the Stage with Geometry,an installment in the Expect the Unexpected With Math® series, students follow the stage crew for rock band The Geometrics and use geometry to prepare for their concerts. Watch your students take their geometry skills to new dimensions!

Free Printable Math Lesson Plan
and Activities

• Poster (pdf)
• Teaching Guide and Activities (pdf)
• Additional Classroom Activities (pdf)
• Take-Home Activity Pages (pdf)
  
  

Topics Covered

Using Setting the Stage with Geometry, your students will learn and reinforce these geometry skills:

• Measuring perimeter and area of 2D shapes;
• Measuring surface area of 3D shapes; and
• Measuring volume of 3D shapes.

Objectives

Students will understand formulas used to measure the:

• Perimeter and area of these basic two-dimensional shapes: rectangles, circles and triangles;
• Surface area of these basic three-dimensional shapes: rectangular prism, cylinder and square pyramid; and
• Volume of these basic three-dimensional shapes: rectangular prism, cylinder and square pyramid.

Setting the Stage with Geometry is aligned with NCTM standards.

About Expect the Unexpected With Math®

The dynamic lessons and activities in the Expect the Unexpected With Math® series use story lines that students find interesting to show them the fun and relevance of math. Motivate your students to achieve math success in the classroom and in real-world situations outside of school!

View the other installments in this series:

• Solving the Unknown with Algebra
• The Power of Probability
• Conversions Rock – converting numbers to fractions and percents
• Bars, Lines, & Pies – graphing
• Shake, Rattle, & Roll – probability

TEACHERS!
Contact the Foundation at asa@actfnd.org for availability of printed materials or to inquire about an actuary presenting this program to your classroom.

ACTUARIES!

Use the Classroom Guide for Actuaries to present Setting the Stage with Geometry to a classroom near you.