"For years and years you have sat at the breakfast table staring at the same old cereal boxes - always rectangular, always boring. Have you ever wondered why the cereal companies always put their product in rectangular prisms? Do you know of a better polyhedron they could use? Well, here is your chance to do some exploring!"
Each student is responsible for designing a cereal box that has maximum volume with minimum surface area. They must defend their design from multiple perspectives and then construct it! They will also be responsible for designing the cover of their cereal box as well as creating an advertisement to promote all that they have to offer.
Here is a copy of the assignment.
Here is a copy of the rubrics for assessment: Volume and Surface Area
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