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Water Bottle Unit

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How much plastic do manufacturers use to create water bottles each year? The class explores the number of water bottles used throughout the years to determine how many consumers will use in the future. Class members compare different shapes of bottles with the same volume to determine the amount of plastic needed to make the bottles and their packaging. To finish, pupils make comparisons between bottled water usage among countries.

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CCSS: Adaptable
Concepts
regression analysis, regression line, linear regression, volume, surface area, drinking water, product design, data representations, data display, data analysis, circle graphs, pie charts, histograms, frequency tables, box and whisker plots, box plot, percent change, percent increase
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Additional Tags
science
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Instructional Ideas
  • Create an activity where individuals make their own bottle designs
  • If there is a local bottler in the area, have one come talk to the class about the bottles they use and their design approach
Classroom Considerations
  • Teachers can adjust the time based on the class's knowledge of statistics
  • Acquire packages of different brands of water bottles
Pros
  • Includes a material list and timing suggestions for each activity within the unit
  • Answer keys show calculations where necessary
Cons
  • The unit contains several typos