What is the volume of the Paleologos Cone?
Pre-Assignment Prior to the beginning of the unit, a bulletin board will be assembled. The title of the bulletin board is Sanford Middle Schools Ice Cream Parlor and it features a lady that is saying, To get the most for your money, try the Paleologos Cone. Each student is to provide a written response as to what he/she thinks this means. Day 1 Introduction: Students begin class in their preassigned groups of four students. Discussion: Have students share their responses to the pre-assignment. Lead the students to the idea that the Paleologos cone must hold a lot of ice cream and therefore we are dealing with volume. Present the problem: WHAT IS THE VOLUME OF THE PALEOLOGOS CONE? Briefly relate to the students that we don’t have enough information to solve this problem right now. We need to make a plan. What are some things that we need to know? Given this information what do we need to do? Allow students to make suggestions. Help them to develop the following plan. 1. Become familiar
