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Lesson Planning Sheet Title: Calculate the volume of a cylinder Learning Objectives: By the end of the lesson: All students should be able to calculate the volume of a cylinder. Most students should be able to calculate the volume and total surface area of a cylinder. Some students should be able to calculate the volume and total surface area of compound shapes involving cylinders. Keywords: Cylinder, Prism, Volume, Total Surface Area, Radius, Diameter Learning Activities Starter/Introduction Students calculate the area and circumference of three circles since this is prerequisite knowledge for the remainder of the lesson. To extend on this a semi or quarter circle could be attempted or the area or circumference could be provided and students calculate an alternative dimension. Development To calculate the volume of a cylinder the class should have previous experience in calculating the volume of a cuboid or prism. They should therefore be able to derive the formula for the volume by considering the base to be circular. To demonstrate deriving the total surface area it is useful to create a hollow cylinder from a rolled piece of paper. From this, the class should see that the circumference of the cylinder becomes the width of the rectangle and the length of the paper becomes the height of the cylinder. They could therefore attempt to derive a formula for the total surface area of the cylinder. At this point the two problems on the second slide could be modelled for the students. The problems on the third slide could then be attempted independently by the class. It is important for the diagrams to be sketched at part of the students working out. To extend on this the class could be challenged to create their own cylinder from a sheet of paper with a given total surface area or volume and fixed radius Plenary The plenary is intended to challenge the students understanding of volume through the use of compound shapes. It may be necessary for the class to work in pairs on a single miniwhiteboard to attempt the problems. Ideally, have a student demonstrate the solutions to their peers at the front of the class. Differentiation More able: Students should derive both the volume and total surface area formulae. Calculating the volume of compound shapes where dimensions are given as algebraic expressions would link the lesson to other mathematical topics. Less Able Students may need to spend one lesson calculating the volume with the next the total surface area. Resources: Calculators, Mini-whiteboards