Tuvalu/Maths/Cylinders and Prisms

=Topic: Introducing Cylinders and Prisms=

=Duration=

30 minutes

=Objectives=

By the end of this lesson, students will be able to:


 * differentiate a cylinder from a prism

=Resource(s)=


 * A cylinder-shaped food can (e.g. tin-fish)
 * A prism-shaped object (or you could develop a paper prism)

=Lesson Procedure=

1. Introduce by asking students what they know about cylinders/prisms.
 * build from their repsonses by trying to make connections with the objects you have (i.e. tin-fish and your prism made object)

2. Make a clear description of the differences between a cylinder and a prism
 * E.g. a cylinder has two round ends, a prism has two square ends, etc

=Evaluation= Check their understanding by asking the question "how many cylinders and prisms you can find around your surrounding?" Let them make a list under two headings - one for 'cylinder' and one for 'prism'(e.g. the list may include under the cylinders "water tanks, a particular building, etc").