Is Coke Leaving Money on the Table? CCSS.Math.Content.HSG.MG.A.1

As technology continues to grow in the world, the same can be said with the educational system. A classroom without technology has almost becoming a thing of the past. Teachers are having to adjust their classrooms and their style of teaching the younger generation that has become engulfed by technological advances. “Is Coke Leaving Money on the Table?” is a great lesson that allows for students to use computers to model soda cans to discover if Coke is using the most cost effective model. Students will be able to use the volume and surface area of a normal Coke can and their own created cans to discover a function that best relates to the radius and the surface area. This is a great way for students to explore their own curiosity of what may be the more cost efficient soda can and to find out what is the most cost efficient soda can.

Lesson Plan Modeling with Technology

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