Provide a metaview, lifting students into a wider view of the concept. Use another medium (not reading or writing) to connect students' personal knowing to the concept (i.e. visual arts, music, movement, metaphor, etc.) Involve learners in reflective production that blends the emotional and the cognitive.

Using 2 tubes with same surface area but different heights, fill with rice.

Objective: To deepen the connection between filling up and the outside surface (cover) of a 3 dimensional figure.

Activity: Take two 5-by 8-inch cards and roll each into a tube, rolling one the short way and the other the long way. Tape them. Say to the class: "Suppose you filled each tube with rice or beans to compare how much each holds. Do you think each holds the same? If not, which one do you think holds more than the other? Why?" Have the students make these predictions and write them down. Fill the longer tube with beans or rice. Place the filled tube inside the shorter tube to show the difference. Then pour the beans or rice from the longer tube into the smaller tube. Did the results match the predictions? (Activity from About Teaching Math, Marilyn Burns)

Assessment: Student participation and attentiveness.