Act 1
1. How many Happy Meal boxes can fit inside the McDonald’s?
2. Write down a guess.
Act 2
3. What information would be useful to figure this out?
4. Write down some questions you have in your head right now.
Act 3
Sequel
5. Do you agree with the results? Make an argument for why your calculation methods were better.
Common Core Standards
7.G.B.6
Solve real-world and mathematical problems involving area, volume and surface area of two- and three-dimensional objects composed of triangles, quadrilaterals, polygons, cubes, and right prisms.
7.G.B.6
Solve real-world and mathematical problems involving area, volume and surface area of two- and three-dimensional objects composed of triangles, quadrilaterals, polygons, cubes, and right prisms.
TEKS
7.9(A)
solve problems involving the volume of rectangular prisms, triangular prisms, rectangular pyramids, and triangular pyramids
7.9(A)
solve problems involving the volume of rectangular prisms, triangular prisms, rectangular pyramids, and triangular pyramids
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