Orange You Glad?

Meagen FarrellAuthor of Teaching Adults: A 2014 GED® Test

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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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