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STEMonstrations: Area and Volume

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An image of the International Space Station and the words STEMonstration and Area & Volume over it

Audience

Educators

Grade Levels

Grades 5-8, Grades 9-12

Subject

Engineering Design, Mathematics, Technology, Space Station

Type

Lesson Plans / Activities, Videos

In this episode, watch NASA astronaut Megan McArthur and JAXA astronaut Aki Hoshide as they discuss how area and volume calculations help engineers design the modules that make up the International Space Station. Astronauts give a tour of the U.S. Destiny module and discuss how engineers strategically designed every cubic inch of volume for work and life in microgravity.

Classroom Connection: Area and Volume

Grade Level: 5-12

Time Required: Two class days

Common Core Math Standards:

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.5.MD.C.3. Recognize volume as an attribute of solid figures and understand concepts of volume measurement.

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.5.MD.C.4. Measure volumes by counting unit cubes, using cubic cm, cubic in, cubic ft, and improvised units.

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.5.MD.C.5. Relate volume to the operations of multiplication and addition and solve real world and mathematical problems involving volume.