This is a google slides mini lesson on surface area of a cylinder.  The first slide consists of a definition for surface area of a cylinder, what unit surface area is measured in and the formula for surface area.  Students will discuss the difference between surface area and volume.  Surface area covers the outside of the cylinder and volume fills up the inside.  Students will use the formula to solve problems on the slides.  Then, they will make a text box and type their answers to complete the slides.  

      Using the picture book The True Story of the Three Pigs by A. Wolf  as told to Jon Scieska, students will complete math word problems that cover the measurement SOLs. They will also write their own “true story” of another fairy tale, which covers the English writing SOLs. An extension of this unit could be to have students create math word problems based on their new story and have their classmates solve them. This lesson can also be used as an art activity if the story is illustrated. If technology is available, it can be an opportunity for students to practice their computer skills to create a final version of their new illustrated fairy tale or to use the computer to illustrate it.  

Solving practical problems involving perimeter and area Mathematics Instructional Plans (MIPs) help teachers align instruction with the Mathematics Standards of Learning (SOL) by providing examples of how the knowledge, skills and processes found in the SOL and curriculum framework can be presented to students in the classroom.