1. Surface Area to Volume

2. Build Model Get 2 sheets of construction paper per table.
Get 6-9 small pieces of tape per table.
Create 3 cube from your papers.
2 cm
4 cm
6 cm

3. Create Data Table

4. Calculate Surface Area and Volume Ratio
surface area = (Length X Width) X 6 sides
volume = length X width X height
ratio =surface area/volume
Record data in table.

5. Surface Area to Volume Ratio
1. Which model has the largest surface area?
2. Which model has the largest volume?
3. Which model has the largest ratio?
4. To continue life and carry-out cellular functions, materials must be able to move into and out of the cell. Also, material needs to be able to move inside the cell. What might be the advantage of having a large surface area?
5. What might be the disadvantage of having a large volume?

6. Surface Area to Volume Ratio
1. Which model has the largest surface area?
2. Which model has the largest volume?
3. Which model has the largest ratio?
4. To continue life and carry-out cellular functions, materials must be able to move into and out of the cell. Also, material needs to be able to move inside the cell. What might be the advantage of having a large surface area?
5. What might be the disadvantage of having a large volume?