Cylinder volume
This sub-collection of materials from the dy/dan collection contains three resources that bring mathematical storytelling to the classroom in the context of ‘volume’. Resources comprise:
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Act One: a video or photograph to provide a ‘hook’ to the problem
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Act Two: further relevant information for solving the problem
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Act Three: the payoff from the hard work of earlier acts in the form of a video or photograph that resolves the problem
Each resource employs whichever of the ‘acts’ are necessary to accomplish telling the mathematical story.
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Cola pool
Act 1
A video shows an inflatable swimming pool filled with Cola. How many bottles of Cola did it take to fill the pool?
Act 2
Further information is given in the form of a diagram showing the diameter and height of the pool.
Act 3
A speeded up video shows that using 2 litre...