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Csg Network: Csg Volume Calculator: Triangular Prism

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Use this calculator tool to find the volume in cubic units of a triangular prism.
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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.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: New Boxes From Old

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students find the volume and surface area of a rectangular box (e.g., a cereal box), and then figure out how to convert that box into a new, cubical box having the same volume as the original. As they construct the new, cube-shaped box...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: The Boxes Go Mobile

For Teachers 6th - 8th
To display the results from the previous activity, each student designs and constructs a mobile that contains a duplicate of his or her original box, the new cube-shaped box of the same volume, the scraps that are left over from the...
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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: 6.g Banana Bread

For Teachers 6th Standards
In this task about banana bread, 6th graders must calculate the volume of a pan to see if it is large enough for the bread batter. Aligns with 6.G.A.2.
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Ministry of Education and Universities of the Region of Murcia (Spain)

Ministerio De Educacion Y Ciencia: Volumenes De Cuerpos Geometricos

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
In Spanish. Interactive resources and activities that could be used in the classroom either as an introduction or review to a unit dealing with the volume of three dimensional figures.
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: 8.g Shipping Rolled Oats

For Teachers 8th Standards
For this task, 8th graders must determine the optimal dimensions of a cardboard box that will hold six cylinders of oats. To do this, they need to make surface area and volume calculations. Aligns with 8.G.C.9.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Surface Area and Volume

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This lesson is a surface area and volume review for prisms, pyramids and cylinders.
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AAA Math

Aaa Math: Volume of a Rectangular Prism

For Students 5th Standards
Find out how to find the volume of a prism, and follow up with some practice problems.
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Calculator.net: Surface Area Calculator

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Use these calculator tools to find the surface area, 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...
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National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Ask Dr. Math Faq, Prism Formulas

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site defines what a prism is and gives formulas for surface area and volume. Contains related links.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Solid Geometry

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart contains notes, information, and practice finding surface area and volume of cubes and prisms.
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National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Ask Dr. Math: Faq, Geometric Figures

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This page brings you to a table of contents of three-dimensional figures. Selecting a figure will bring you to a page defining and illustrating the figure with applicable formulas listed.
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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...
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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.]
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: 5.md,oa You Can Multiply Three Numbers in Any Order

For Teachers 5th Standards
The purpose of this task is for students to use the volume of a rectangular prism to see why you can multiply three numbers in any order you want and still get the same result. Aligns with 5.OA.A and 5.MD.C.5.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Popcorn Bucket or Box?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
For this exploration, middle schoolers will apply their knowledge of finding volume and surface area of cylinders and rectangular prisms. Students will make recommendations to the local movie theater after determining which package is...
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Stuff It!

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this activity, students learn to calculate volume of a sphere and a rectangular prism. They explore methods of determining how many volleyballs can be placed in a room.
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My Science Site

Life Systems: Cells, Tissues, Organs

For Students 9th - 10th
Extensive site for teachers provides some helpful resources that pertain to plant and animal cells. Includes a microscope diagram as well as plant, animal and pond labs. Also contains links to structures and mechanisms, matter and...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Interactive Geometry: 9.1 Cylinders

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Explore the measurement of cylinders.
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Calculator Soup

Calculator Soup: Cube Calculator

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this calculator to calculate unknown variables for a cube such as a side length, face diagonal, solid diagonal, surface area, and volume.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Nifty Nets

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
During this activity, students will create nets for prisms. They will find the volume and surface area of the shapes. They will also use interactive activities to review three-dimensional shapes.This lesson plan was created as a result...

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