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Unit 1, Lesson 17: Squares and Cubes

This math lesson covers squares, cubes, and exponents. Students learn about perfect squares and find examples. They calculate the area of squares with given side lengths. The lesson also involves building the largest cube out of 32 smaller cubes and calculating the properties of the large cube. Students identify perfect cubes and calculate the volume of cubes with given side lengths. Finally, the lesson introduces expressing areas and volumes of squares and cubes using exponents.

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Unit 1, Lesson 17: Squares and Cubes

This math lesson covers squares, cubes, and exponents. Students learn about perfect squares and find examples. They calculate the area of squares with given side lengths. The lesson also involves building the largest cube out of 32 smaller cubes and calculating the properties of the large cube. Students identify perfect cubes and calculate the volume of cubes with given side lengths. Finally, the lesson introduces expressing areas and volumes of squares and cubes using exponents.

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Unit 1, Lesson 17: Squares and Cubes


17.1: Perfect Squares

1. Perfect Squares

Examples:

Non-examples:

What do you notice about the examples and non-examples of perfect squares?

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Find two more numbers that are perfect squares.

Find two more numbers that are not perfect squares.


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2. A square has side length 7 km. What is its area?

3. The area of a square is 64 sq cm. What is its side length?

17.2: Building with 32 Cubes


Your teacher will give you 32 cubes. Use them to build the largest single cube you can. Each
small cube has an edge length of 1 unit.
1. How many cubes did you use?

2. What is the edge length of the cube you built?

3. What is the area of each face of the built cube? Show your reasoning.

4. What is the volume of the built cube? Show your reasoning.


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17.3: Perfect Cubes

The number 27 is a perfect cube.

1. Find two other numbers that are perfect cubes.

Find two numbers that are not perfect cubes.

2. A cube has side length 4 cm. What is its volume?

3. A cube has side length 10 inches. What is its volume?

4. A cube has side length 𝑠 units. What is its volume?


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17.4: Introducing Exponents

1. A square has side length 10 cm. Use an exponent to express its area.

2. The area of a square is 72 sq in. What is its side length?

3. The area of a square is 81 m2. Use an exponent to express this area.

4. A cube has edge length 5 in. Use an exponent to express its volume.

5. The volume of a cube is 63 cm3. What is its edge length?

6. A cube has edge length 𝑠 units. Use an exponent to write an expression for its volume.

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