Orange You Glad?
Meagen FarrellAuthor of Teaching Adults: A 2014 GED® Test
Resource Book
Please Note:
This is an interdisciplinary lesson plan intended to be facilitated with a group by a trained adult literacy or GED® Test Prep instructor. For more background information on this method, please watch the presentation Preparing Low Level Learners for the GED Test.
Interdisciplinary Lesson
Eating Fruit
Mathematics content
Use the Formula
Sheet
Measure and Calculate
Write a Word Problem
Who Gets to Use the Knife?
• Using a Ruler• Surface Area & Volume of a
Sphere• Pi, Radius, and Diameter
Before We Start
• Use a ruler to measure the diameter of a half orange.
• Use the measurement to calculate the volume and surface area.
• Create a word problem using students’ names and measurement.
Activity
Create a Chart
Name Measurement
Daphne 2.5 inches
Louisa 2.25 inches
Anthony 2.75 inches
Use the Formula Sheet
Graphic Organizer!
Sequence the Steps
“Annie buys five oranges with a diameter of 2.25 inches. How much is the total surface area of the peels?”
Create a Word Problem
Questions?
Thank You!
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