Locker Remodeling

Activity

TASK 1: The school has decided to replace all of the lockers in the school. What considerations should be given when designing the new lockers?- The height and width of the wall

- The height and width of the locker

- More compartments - Bigger shelf

- More spread out - Hooks

- Built in electronics

TASK 1: The school has decided to replace all of the lockers in the school. What considerations should be given when designing the new lockers?

- Area of locker - Volume - Shape

- How far from the ground and ceiling

- Lockers in classrooms

- Space between lockers

- Perimeter of locker

- Cost - Color

- How many lockers needed

Task 2: Your group has been asked to submit a design for the new lockers. Each locker must take up the same amount of space as the current locker. Below is a diagram of the existing locker and its dimensions.

70 in.

11 in.

12 in.

Questions ???

1. What should be the dimensions for the new lockers?

2. Why do you think your design is better than the current lockers?

3. How does the surface area inside the current locker compare with your design’s interior surface area?

Where’s the Math?

Problem Solving

Proportional Reasoning

Measurement

CommunicationsSpatial Sense

Locker Remodeling

Activity extensions:

• Build a model of your design

• Compute cost of the building materials