Unit 9, Lesson 3
Making Paper (Optional)
Accelerated 6
Preparation
Lesson Narrative
In this optional lesson, students compare the energy used to make paper from two different sources: tree fiber or recycled material. This lesson begins with a Warm-up meant to familiarize students with vocabulary related to energy consumption and carbon dioxide emission. This promotes students’ making sense of the problem and their perseverance in solving it (MP1). They then analyze the current consumption and emission of two paper mills and construct arguments regarding whether or not one of the paper mills should change the material used to create paper (MP3).
Teacher Notes for IM 6–8 Math Accelerated v.360
This lesson can be used anytime after Unit 2 is completed.
- Choose and create diagrams to help solve problems that involve ratios and a total amount.
- Explain a method to solve ratio problems involving large numbers.
Let's decide what material to make paper from.
Required Preparation
None
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