Grade 6 Lesson plan
Choosing a Wet Well Size for the Wrayside Lift Station
Students size the working volume a fictional sewage lift station needs, then test three proposed wet wells against a pump-start rule and a width limit.
Common Core Math · Grade 6
6.G.A.2 Find the volume of prisms with fractional edge lengths
Find the volume of a right rectangular prism with fractional edge lengths by packing it with unit cubes of the appropriate unit fraction edge lengths, and apply the formulas V = l w h and V = b h to find volumes of right rectangular prisms with fractional edge lengths in the context of solving real-world and mathematical problems.
Why water teaches this standard well
Students find the volume of a rectangular cistern whose dimensions are given in fractional feet, applying V = l w h with fraction multiplication instead of whole numbers. Extending the volume formula to fractional measurements is exactly what a real construction blueprint requires.
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8 materials aligned to 6.G.A.2
Lesson plans
Grade 6 Lesson plan
Ardleigh School's Green Roof: Volume with Fractional Depths
A grade 6 lesson on a school's planted roof: students find the volume of a growing-medium layer with a fractional depth and compare it with a storm's runoff.
Grade 6 Lesson plan
Netherstone Salt Shed Runoff Containment Lesson
A 55-minute lesson in which students size a containment curb and a roof for a fictional town's road-salt pile, then budget the monitoring visits that follow construction.
Math problem sets
Grade 6 Math problem set
Cobblemere's Settling Basin: Volume with a Fractional Depth
A grade 6 problem set in which students find the volume of two rectangular settling basins with fractional depths and convert cubic feet to gallons.
Grade 6 Math problem set
Thistle Hollow Rain-Barrel Storage Design Math
Eight problems where students size a rectangular rain-storage tank for a fictional greenhouse roof, using the runoff formula, fractional volume, and percent capture.
Grade 6 Math problem set
Birchgate Elementary's Rain Barrel: Volume with Fractional Dimensions
A grade 6 problem set finding a fictional school's rain-barrel box volume with fractional foot dimensions, converting to gallons, and comparing it to roof runoff.
Projects
Grade 6 Project
Vexford Street Rain Garden: A Grade 6 Design Proposal
A four-session grade 6 project where students size a rain garden with fractional depths, keep it inside a budget, and propose it to a public works committee.
Quizzes & test questions
Grade 6 Quiz & test questions
Marne Water Plant Settling Basin Design Assessment
A grade 6 engineering assessment where students size a rectangular settling basin, find detention time and removal percent, and pick a design change to meet a goal.