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Greeting Card Math Christmas Card Box. Look at your teacher’s box and estimate the number of M&M’s in the box. ESTIMATION CONTEST. Find the area and perimeter of your card when it is closed . Find the area and perimeter of your card when it is open .
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Look at your teacher’s box and estimate the number of M&M’s in the box. ESTIMATION CONTEST
Find the area and perimeter of your card when it is closed. Find the area and perimeter of your card when it is open.
Cut the greeting card in half along the crease to create two congruent rectangles.
Use scissors and cut on the vertical line up to the horizontal line, on the bottom right fold. STOP AT THE HORIZONTAL LINE!!! Repeat in all 4 corners as shown above.
Turn your card so that you can see the message. Fold the left and right rectangles up at the creases and then the top and bottom rectangles to form a rectangular box. To secure the box together, fold the overlap of the larger end rectangles over the slender sides and crease.
Find the volume of your Greeting Card Box. Take measurements in centimeters. V = l·w·h Height Width Length
Finding Surface AreaMethod 1 The surface area is the area of the outside of your box. Find the area of each rectangle on the outside of your box. How many rectangles (faces) are on your box? 6
Method 1Find the surface area of your box.Find the area of each rectangle. Front rectangle: length = _______ x width = ________ Area = _______ Back rectangle: length = _______ x width = ________ Area = _______ Side rectangle: length = _______ x width = ________ Area = _______ Side rectangle: length = _______ x width = ________ Area = _______ Top rectangle: length = _______ x width = ________ Area = _______ Bottom rectangle: length = _______ x width = ________ Area = _______ Add the areas of each rectangle together to get the surface area of the box.
Method 2Find the surface area of your box.SA = 2(height)(length) + 2(height)(width) + 2(length)(width) Height Width Length
The winner to the estimation contest is the person who estimated closest to the volume of their box. ESTIMATION CONTEST