Activity

Apple Mothership

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Explore Apple's spaceship office building. Built in the shape of a circle, the office building offers a unique floor plan challenge. Young scholars use the dimensions of the building to estimate the square footage for each employee. 

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CCSS: Designed
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Instructional Ideas
  • Apply the activity as a performance task during a unit on circles
  • Ask learners to develop a presentation that argues for a building of a different dimension
Classroom Considerations
  • Expects proficiency in calculating the area of circles
  • This content requires Adobe Flash to view
Pros
  • Incorporates actual news footage as a motivator for the lesson
  • Shows a sample solution with explanations
Cons
  • None
Common Core