Volume Project Names _____________________________

Mr. Yates 8 February 2008

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Geometry Period ____________________

Roles: Chief measurer, Calculater, Recorder, Artist, Cover artist

Go to your designated room, and make measurements of its length, width, and height.
You may have to estimate, especially for height. Make all measurements in feet, and
record them in the first column.

Feet 12in/ft Inches 2.54cm/in Centimeters 100cm/m Meters

Length
Width
Height

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Coming back to Room 110, use the conversion factors shown (you have to figure
whether to multiply or divide, and show the operation in its column—like write x12 if
you decide to multiply feet by 12 to get inches). Convert your length, width, and height
measurements to inches, then centimeters, then meters. Extra credit – also do yards.

Now find the volume in cubic feet, cubic inches, and so on, using the formula V = l*w*h.

The artist should draw a model of the situation, labeling every edge with length in feet.

Now calculate surface area of the room in feet. Surface area is just area around the
outside, or in other words the area of all the walls (including ceiling and floor). Every
wall is just a rectangle, so its area can be found by multiplying its two side lengths.

Rubric:
Location Area
 Cover page with title, class name/period (Geometry
Period x), authors, date—extra points for
Wall 1 art/creativity
Wall 2  Measurements in feet
Wall 3  Conversion to inches
Wall 4  Conversion to centimeters
Ceiling  Conversion to meters
 Volumes computed correctly
Floor  Sketch of room
 Correct labeling of sketch
Total ( = Surface  Area calculations
Area )  Correct surface area
Each bullet point is worth 5 points, for a total of 50 points.