Explain to the student about square feet and cubic feet. Students will now use the dimensions of the new pond at the redfish hatchery to find both area and volume. Students are to find the area of the pond and the volume of the pond. Explain that one cubic foot of water contains 7.48 gallons. Give the students 5 problems in which they must find the area, volume, and capacity.
Students can find other occupations that also use area and volume in their every day lives.
10 points - 7 to 10 objects were measure correctly using customary measuring tools. 10 points - 7 to 10 objects had the area figured correctly. 5 points - 3 to 6 objects had the area figured correctly. 0 points - less than 3 objects had the area figured correctly. 10 points - 7 to 10 objects were measured correct try using the metric measuring tools.