

As shown in the following figure, the Entity Info panel that appears shows details such as the type, instance, definition, layer, shadow settings, and visibility setting. To see details about an entity in your model, select it and click the Entity Info icon ( ). Click Return in the upper left to return to your model.In the Precision area, select your desired level of precision.In the following figure, 1/2" is selected. On the Model Info panel that appears, select an option in the Format area.On the panel that appears, click the Model Info icon ( ).If you want to change a model’s units of measure, follow these steps: After you click an option, your new model opens in SketchUp for Schools, ready for you to begin 3D-modeling. Your options include feet and inches, meters, or millimeters. Select a template that reflects your desired units of measure.The following figure shows your template options. On the panel that appears, click the New Model icon ( ).In SketchUp for Schools, click the Open Model/Preferences icon ( ).To create a new model in SketchUp for Schools, you start with a template. Touring the SketchUp for Schools panels.Inserting an image or SketchUp file into your model.Introducing the SketchUp for Schools tools.Low- and moderate-ability students who received SAILS instruction exhibited significantly greater improvement of attitudes toward learning mathematics compared to those receiving traditional instruction with physical teaching aids. The results indicated that students who received SAILS instruction exhibited better performance on both immediate and maintained surface-area learning achievement tests compared to those who received traditional instruction furthermore, this effect was more prominent among boys than girls. The experimental group ("N" = 56) received SAILS instruction, whereas the control group ("N" = 55) received traditional instruction. The fifth-grade students ("N" = 111) who were enrolled in this study were divided into an experimental and a control group. The goals of this study were to build on students' learning processes for basic and composite solids and employ Google SketchUp, an Internet resource tool, to develop and implement surface-area instructional and learning strategies (SAILS) for composite solids, and then measure its effect on learning achievement and attitudes. Determining the surface areas of composite solids involves complex calculations and advanced spatial concepts.

Providing instruction on spatial geometry, specifically how to calculate the surface areas of composite solids, challenges many elementary school teachers.
