Business meets geometry
The Box
Same amount of food. Less packaging. Can you design a better box?
Become a packaging consultant. Build, measure, and redesign a box to cut material costs without changing what fits inside.
Bring this case to your studentsThe setup
A food company needs to reduce packaging costs. Students take on a product line, examine real packages, and discover that boxes can hold the same amount while using very different amounts of cardboard.
What students do
- Build and measure rectangular packages with linking cubes.
- Compare volume and surface area, then explore different dimensions for the same volume.
- Redesign a package and defend the savings with mathematical evidence.
What they take with them
Students connect the space inside a package to the material around it, and explain why a different shape can change a company’s costs.
A case for your students.
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