Concept Map Graphic Organizer Assignment

For this activity, you will be creating a concept map to organize the information that you find in the different materials
you have used to gather information. It will serve as a way to aid in your deeper understanding of the material learned
in this unit thus far. This concept map will allow you to illustrate the similarities and differences between the different
solids we have discussed throughout the unit in a visually pleasing way. To show the similarities, you may connect two
different solids to the same property. A few examples of concept maps are given below:


Your concept maps do not have to look exactly like any of the above examples, but make sure to incorporate as many
properties that you can, and to illustrate any similarities between different solids. I would suggest that you create a
sketch of your map as you go along before attempting to create your final map! You will have a week to analyze each of
the materials for this assignment and to complete your finalized concept map.
Once you have created your concept map, write at least a paragraph explaining your map, writing about what different
solids have in common and explicitly stating how you can find the volume of each solid.
Websites/Resources:
http://illuminations.nctm.org/Activity.aspx?id=3521
http://www.shmoop.com/basic-geometry/three-d-prisms-cylinders-cones-spheres.html
http://www.mathsisfun.com/geometry/solid-geometry.html
http://www.juntadeandalucia.es/averroes/centros-
tic/41008398/helvia/sitio/upload/Unit_9reas_y_volmenes_de_cuerpo_geomtricosrevisada.pdf
Requirements for the assignment:
-Properties of: polyhedra, prisms, pyramids, cylinders, cones, spheres. Include a sketch of an example of each solid.
-Names of at least 2 different examples of prisms, pyramids, and cones
-Volume formula for prisms, pyramids, cones, cylinders, and spheres
Checklist
Category Yes No Comments
The concept map was complete and visually pleasing
The map included the following terms: polyhedron,
prism, pyramid, cylinder, cone, and sphere

The map illustrates similarities and differences
between the properties of different solids

The assignment includes, somewhere, labeled
diagrams of each solid

The map includes the volume formula for each solid
The assignment includes at least a paragraph of
explanation that sufficiently expresses the students
understanding of the properties and volume formulas
for each solid

Total: /50