Lola's Landscaping MEA

In this Model Eliciting Activity, MEA, students are asked to develop a procedure to fit the most amount of rectangular prism plant packages on one sheet of cardboard, using nets and surface area.

Model Eliciting Activities, MEAs, are open-ended, interdisciplinary problem-solving activities that are meant to reveal students’ thinking about the concepts embedded in realistic situations. Click here to learn more about MEAs and how they can transform your classroom.
Resource ID#: 30743 Type: Lesson Plan
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General Information

Subject(s): Mathematics, English Language Arts
Grade Level(s): 6
Intended Audience: Educators educators
Suggested Technology: Adobe Acrobat Reader, Microsoft Office
Instructional Time: 3 Hour(s)
Resource supports reading in content area:Yes
Freely Available: Yes
Keywords: MEA, Model Eliciting Activity, Real-World Situation, Problem Solving, Non-Routine Problem, Engineering, Models, Nets, surface area, prism
Instructional Component Type(s): Lesson Plan,  Problem-Solving Task,  Formative Assessment,  Model Eliciting Activity (MEA) STEM Lesson
Instructional Design Framework(s): Direct Instruction, Guided Inquiry (Level 3), Argumentation, Cooperative Learning
Resource Collection: STEM Lessons - Model Eliciting Activity

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