Name of Activity Description Cutting Corners Starting with a square piece of paper, how does the size of the corners that cut out relate to the volume of the resulting box? Boxing It Up Students determine the dimensions of all boxes that have volumes of 24 cubed units. Then calculate the surface areas. Boxing It Up Again Students determine the dimensions of all boxes that have volumes of 36 cubed units. Then calculate the surface areas. Measure-Go-Round Students will be given everyday objects such as cereal boxes to measure volumes and surface areas. Building Big Boxes Using only a single piece of paper, what is the largest closed box that can be made? Building Big Open Boxes Using only a single piece of paper, what is the largest box with an open top that can be made? Mystery Box Given the areas of the six faces of a box, students use logic to determine the dimensions of this box. Cylinder Conversion Students take an oatmeal cylinder and "convert" it into a box so that it has the same volume but a smaller surface area. Efficient Packaging Final Project of the unit.