Unit Plan
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Decompose Figures to Find Volume

For Students 4th - 6th
Find the volume of irregular 3D figures by dividing the figures into rectangular prisms and finding the volume of each part. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or...
Unit Plan
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Decompose Figures to Find Volume (Unit Cubes)

For Students 4th - 6th Standards
Find the volume of irregular 3D figures made up of unit cubes by dividing the figures into rectangular prisms and finding the volume of each part. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly,...
Lesson Plan
OER Commons

Oer Commons: Calculating Volume

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders will extend their knowledge of volume to find the volume of right prisms, seeing that the volume is the area of the base multiplied by the height.
Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Finding a Formula for the Volume of a Cylinder

For Students 6th - 8th
Use prior knowledge of a rectangular prism to determine the formula of a cylinder. Check for understanding with the assessment at then end of lesson.
Handout
Math Open Reference

Math Open Reference: Volume of a Pyramid

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Use this interactive tool to find the volume of a pyramid. Try different figures for the height and the base to see how these affect the volume. Properties of pyramids are explained, how to calculate the volume using a formula, what an...
Unit Plan
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Volume With Cubes With Fraction Lengths

For Students 5th - 7th Standards
Find volume of rectangular prisms by using cubes with fraction side lengths. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
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Other

Calculator.net: Volume Calculator

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Use these calculator tools to find the volume, in your choice of units, of a sphere, cone, cube, cylinder, rectangular prism, capsule, ball cap, conical frustum, ellipsoid, or square pyramid. Includes a reference section listing formulas...
Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: 6.g Computing Volume Progression 4

For Teachers 6th Standards
The purpose of this fourth task in a series of four is to find the volume of an irregular 3D solid by using Archimedes' Principle. Students must calculate the volume of the displaced water in a rectangular prism tank in order to solve...
Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: 6.g Computing Volume Progression 2

For Teachers 6th Standards
The purpose of this second task in a series of four is to find the volume of a rectangular prism when unit cubes are omitted from the drawing. This makes it more abstract. Aligns with 6.G.A.2.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Volume

For Students 5th - 7th Standards
Students attempt practice problems regarding volume of rectangular prisms. Students are attempting to get five consecutive questions correct. Questions include finding the volume of a rectangular prism and finding a missing side length...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Volume 1

For Students 4th - 6th Standards
Find the volume of a rectangular prism with labeled side lengths. Find a missing side length on a rectangular prism when given the volume. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Volume 1

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this exercise, students practice finding volume. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to get hints and try questions repeatedly.
Unit Plan
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Volume by Multiplying Area of Base Times Height

For Students 5th - 7th Standards
Find the volume of a rectangular prism by multiplying the area of the base by the height of the figure. Measurements include fractions. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a...
Lesson Plan
Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Fractions and Volume

For Teachers 6th Standards
Creating a conceptual understanding of how to find the volume of rectangular prisms using fractional side lengths.
Lesson Plan
Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Exploring Volume

For Teachers 6th
Modeling volume with centimeter cubes deepens understanding of the formula for finding volume.
Unit Plan
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Volume Word Problems

For Students 4th - 6th
Find the volume of rectangular prisms to solve word problems. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
Study Guide
Oswego City School District

Regents Exam Prep Center: Prisms

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
What is a prism? Find a good definition and several example images, as well as formulas for finding the volume and surface area of a prism given measurements of its base and height.
Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: 6.g Computing Volume Progression 3

For Teachers 6th Standards
The purpose of this third task in a series of four is to find the height of water in a rectangular prism tank when the volume is known. All units are metric. Aligns with 6.G.A.2.
Unit Plan
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Volume With Fractions

For Students 5th - 7th Standards
Practice finding the volume of rectangular prisms that have fractional side lengths. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Solid Geometry

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Find volumes and surface areas of boxes, cylinders, and triangular prisms. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: 5.md Cari's Aquarium

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
This task supports the standard 5.MD.5.b in that it asks students to use the volume formula and conceptual understanding to solve real-world problems.
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Pump Up the Volume

For Teachers 6th - 7th Standards
In this lesson, young scholars will be required to generate a formula for volume of a rectangular prism. Students working in cooperative groups will use prior knowledge for finding area of a rectangle to determine the "amount of area in...
Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Drawing 3 Dimensional Figures

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
In this activity, students learn to draw a three-dimensional figure using Isometric Dots in the Explorer Draw App on the calculator. They also find the area and volume of a rectangular prism. [Requires Adobe Reader.]
Handout
Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: 5.md: Breaking Apart Composite Solids

For Students 4th - 7th Standards
This exercise helps students understand how volume in figured, even when two or more parts of a prism are not overlapping. There is a teacher view, with a description of the activity and commentary, and a student view, with just the...