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Maths Challenge

Maths challenge.net: Ice Cream Cone

For Students 9th - 10th
Is summer close yet? Think about this yummy ice cream treat in a mathematical way! A problem of volume is posed for an ice cream cone.
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Technovation

Curiosity Machine: Challenges: Make a Pine Cone

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Using cardboard, popsicle sticks, rubber bands, and strings create a pine cone that opens and closes. This site contains lesson plans, tips, and a place for students to document their engineering design process.
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National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Ask Dr. Math: Cone Symmetry

For Students 9th - 10th
This question and answer site examines why a circular cone has an infinite number of lines of symmetry.
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Math Open Reference

Math Open Reference: Cone

For Students 6th - 8th
Use this interactive tool to explore cones. Change the height and the radius to see how these affect the cone. There is also the option of making an oblique cone. Properties of a cone are discussed, how to use formulas to calculate the...
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Math Is Fun

Math Is Fun: Cone

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The resource investigates a cone. Students learn about surface area, volume, and different types of cones. Definitions, animations, formulas, and practice questions are included.
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Math Open Reference

Math Open Reference: Cone

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A complete reference guide to cones. It provides definitions, examples, and an interactive activity that enhances further explanation. Includes links to related topics.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Volume of Cylinders, Spheres, and Cones Word Problems

For Students 7th - 8th Standards
Solve word problems involving the volume of cylinders, spheres, and cones. 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: Volume of Cones

For Students 7th - 8th Standards
Practice applying the volume formula for a cone. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video, or receive hints.
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Math Planet

Math Planet: Surface Area and Volume of Pyramids, Prisms, Cylinders, and Cones

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Explanation of surface area and the volume of pyramids, prisms, cylinders, and cones through examples and a video lesson. [1:44]
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Math Planet

Math Planet: Pre Algebra: Pyramids, Prisms, Cylinders and Cones

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Provides an explanation, examples, and video lessons all related to area and volume of pyramids, prisms, cylinders, and cones.
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McGraw Hill

Glencoe Mathematics: Online Study Tools: Volume of Pyramids and Cones

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site gives a short interactive quiz which allows students to self-assess their understanding of the concept of finding the volume of pyramids and cones.
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E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Math: Living in the Mill: 3 D Objects

For Students 3rd - 5th
On this interactive website students practice various math skills using a real life scenario at a toy store. Those skills include describing the features of pyramids, prisms, cones, cylinders and spheres.
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McGraw Hill

Glencoe Mathematics: Online Study Tools: Surface Area of Pyramids and Cones

For Students 7th - 9th Standards
This site gives a short interactive quiz which allows students to self-assess their understanding of the concept of finding the surface area of pyramids and cones.
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Shmoop University

Shmoop: Basic Geometry: 3 D Objects (Prisms, Cylinders, Cones, Spheres)

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The geometry resource investigates three-dimensional objects. Objects include prisms, cylinders, cones, and spheres. Detailed examples and practice exercises are included.
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National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Ask Dr. Math: Area of a Cone

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This question and answer site is about finding the area of a cone when the height and the angle at the convergence point are given. The site goes on to explain how a cone relates to a circle.
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Math Is Fun

Math Is Fun: Mathopolis: Volume of Cones

For Students 8th Standards
Practice answering quiz questions that review the volume of cones.
Unit Plan
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Ask Dr. Math: Conic Sections and Parallel Li

For Students 9th - 10th
This question and answer site from Dr. Math at the Math Forum looks at the situation of cutting a cone with a plane to get parallel lines. Can this be done?
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National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Pascal's Triangle and the Ice Cream Cones

For Students 9th - 10th
Dr. Math explains how Pascal's triangle can be used to determine the possible combinations of ice cream cones that can be made with different numbers of flavors. His response also includes an explanation using combination functions.
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Analyze Math

Analyze Math: Compare Volumes of 3 D Shapes

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The tutorial investigates the volumes of a cone, a cylinder, and a hemisphere. The problem includes a detailed solution.
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Analyze Math

Analyze Math: Applications and Use of the Inverse Functions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Learners explore applications of inverse functions. Topics investigated are angle of elevation, range, and right circular cones. The activity includes examples on uses of inverse functions in real situations with detailed solutions.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Gymnosperms, Cone Bearing Vascular Plants

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will research printed encyclopedias, Internet resources (thinkfinity.org) and their science textbook to gather information to answer questions and draw an assigned portion of the Life Cycle of the Gymnosperms. This lesson plan...
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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...
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Math Open Reference

Math Open Reference: Pyramid

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Use this interactive tool to explore pyramids. Rotate the pyramid to view it from all sides. Increase the number of sides (even to well over 100) until it closely resembles a cone. The base can be made irregular and you can 'explode' the...
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Math Open Reference

Math Open Reference: Oblique Versus Right Cones

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about oblique and right cones with this helpful reference tool. Provides a detailed definition and an interactive activity that enhances further explanation. Includes links to related topics.