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How Big? Necessary Area & Volume for Shelter

Content Provider	TeachEngineering: STEM curriculum for K-12
Copyright Year	2013
Description	Student teams determine the size of the caverns needed to house the population of the state of Alabraska from the impending asteroid impact. They make measurements and calculate area and volume from individual bedroom size to classroom size to large enough to house all Alabraskans. They convert between feet and meters, and miles and kilometers. A worksheet is provided. Continuing the Asteroid Impact challenge, student teams get good practice in area and volume calculations as they determine the size of the caverns necessary to protect the population of the state of Alabraska from the impending (hypothetical!) asteroid impact. They measure their classroom to determine overall area and volume, determine how many people the space could comfortably sleep, and then scale up their numbers to find the necessary area to house all Alabraskan citizens. They work through problems on a worksheet and perform math conversions between feet/meters and miles/kilometers.
Language	English
Access Restriction	Open
Rights Holder	Regents of The University of Colorado Colorado School of Mines
Subject Keyword	Earth and Space Geometry Measurement Problem Solving Disaster Planning Planning Shelter Asteroids Emergency Shelter Underground Adventure Engineering Survival Space Planning
Content Type	Text
Time Required	PT1H30M
Education Level	Class VI Class VII Class VIII
Pedagogy	Experimental Activity
Resource Type	Hands-on
Subject	Geometry Structure of the Earth

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