Relatives of Fred…
Find an old tissue box or shoe box or just about any box you received from an Amazon or other delivery. What are the dimensions of the box? We need the length, width, and height of the box. Now, turn your box into a net! Yes – make a Fred, or Fredreka, or kids of Fred, or siblings of Fred. You get the idea. Turn your 3 dimensional box into a net. Write the length of each edge on your box. Now for the really fun part! Go ahead and get artistic and add features to your net – eyes, nose, mouth, clothes, etc. [I’m sure you are more artistic than I am.]
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What is the surface area of your net? What is the volume of your box – well, before you turned it into one of Fred’s relatives?
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Now – take a picture of your final mathematical artistic endeavor. Drop the picture into a google slides. You might need a little help from a parent or sibling with a cell phone or maybe you can just stand in front of your computer and get a picture that way. Change the share settings to Howard County Public School System. Copy the link and drop that into your blog response along with answers to any questions above.
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Want to tell us a story about the life of your friend of Fred – factory to family? How does your friend of Fred feel about his/her legacy? How about just a quick “fly on the wall” story about what your friend of Fred “sees” on a daily basis? [OK – Mr. Polack, I’m not quite sure how this bullet fits math. But it is May – go with it!]