Assessment
Los Angeles County Office of Education

Assessment For The California Mathematics Standards Grade 6

For Students 6th Standards
Test your scholars' knowledge of a multitude of concepts with an assessment aligned to the California math standards. Using the exam, class members show what they know about the four operations, positive and negative numbers, statistics...
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University of Utah

Geometry Part 2: Measurement in 2- and 3-Dimensions, Plane Sections of Solids

For Students 7th Standards
What kind of tree does a math teacher climb? A geometry! Here is a lesson that includes all the geometry resources you could ever wish for in one comprehensive workbook. Class members demonstrate what they have learned by...
Assessment
Inside Mathematics

Swimming Pool

For Teachers 9th - 11th Standards
Swimming is more fun with quantities. The short assessment task encompasses finding the volume of a trapezoidal prism using an understanding of quantities. Individuals make a connection to the rate of which the pool is filled with a...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Seven Volume of a Prism Problems

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this volume of a prism worksheet, students calculate the volumes and missing lengths of seven prisms.  The solutions are provided.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Geometry, Measurement & Reasoning

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students measure prisms and determine their volume. In this measurement and reasoning lesson, students estimate the volume and area of prisms. They measure given boxes. Students use paper to create prisms and cylinders. They determine...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Geometry Practice: Volume

For Teachers 9th - 12th
For this volume worksheet, students find the volume of 6 solids.  Students find the volume of rectangular and triangular prisms.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Shipping Rolled Oats

For Teachers 7th - 9th Standards
What better way to start your day than with a box of oatmeal? Or what better way to start your geometry class than by calculating its volume? Eighth graders discover just how practical volume computation can be in business and in breakfast!
Worksheet
Curated OER

Volume of a Cube without a Picture

For Students 6th - 8th
In this geometry worksheet, students draw and calculate the volume of a cube from the given side length measured in metric or customary. There are 8 questions with provided workspace.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

A Rectangular Prism and Its Net

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Identify the nets for prisms and other geometric shapes. Learners calculate the surface area of the rectangular prism then sketch the shapes of prisms and other polygons. Unfolded cereal boxes are used as a visual aid, great idea!
Worksheet
Curated OER

Chapter 12 Worksheet Homework: Area & Volume

For Students 8th - 10th
In this area and volume worksheet, students find the lateral area, total area, and volume of given prisms. This two-page worksheet contains six multi-step problems. Answers to each problem are provided on page two.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Surface Area and Volume

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students are introduced to the notion of surface area and volume, learn the terminology used with surface area and volume and have experimented with the surface area and volume of different prisms.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Formulas for Volume and Surface Area

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students calculate the volume and surface area of each shape. In this geometry lesson plan, students use nets and other three dimensional polygons to create visuals of the volume of a shape. They define important vocabulary words...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Nets, Surface Area and Volume

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students calculate the surface area and volume of a sphere. In this geometry lesson, students define nets, surface areas and volume of prisms, pyramids, cylinders and cones. They use the computer to create nets and analyze shapes.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Determining Maximum Volume of an Open Box

For Students 10th
In this geometry worksheet, 10th graders calculate the maximum volume of a box constructed from a sheet of paper. The one page worksheet contains one problem with step-by-step calculator directions. Solution is not...
Assessment
Concord Consortium

Swimming Pool II

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
Combine geometry and algebra concepts to solve a modeling problem. Young scholars consider the effect surface area has on volume. They write a cubic function to model the possible volume given a specific surface area and then...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Geometry: Calculating Volumes

For Students 9th - 12th
In this volume worksheet, students find the volume of 6 prisms/cylinders.  Students use a picture and given measurements of the prisms/cylinders to find the volume.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Volume Worksheet I

For Teachers 8th - 9th
In this volume worksheet, students recognize three-dimensional figures, identify the proper volume formula, and then solve the equation by inserting information from a diagram into the formula. Students solve six equations.
Lesson Plan
EngageNY

General Prisms and Cylinders and Their Cross-Sections

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
So a cylinder does not have to look like a can? By expanding upon the precise definition of a rectangular prism, the activity develops the definition of a general cylinder. Scholars continue on to develop a graphical organizer...
Assessment
Mathematics Assessment Project

Fearless Frames

For Students 7th - 9th Standards
Show class members how to connect algebra to geometry. A high school assessment task has pupils determine volumes of two different containers given limitations on material for box frames. Pupils then write a paragraph on...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Volume and Surface Area, A Sweet Activity

For Teachers 1st - 12th
Geometry.... sweet! Using sugar cubes, learners build rectangular prisms of different sizes and shapes. They glue them together and assess volume. Then they color the outer sides to visualize and compute surface area. To make a visceral...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Surface Area of Prisms

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Pupils calculate the surface area of different prisms. In this geometry lesson, students identify the shapes of solids based on the properties of that solid. They calculate the surface area using nets and properties of prisms.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Dissecting the Cube

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Students investigate the volume of cones. In this geometry lesson, students define the formula to find the volume of cones. They define the concept of having to dissect a three dimensional figure and find the volume.
Unit Plan
Illinois Valley Community College

STEM Activities for Middle School Students

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Use STEM activities within the class to provide connections to concepts. The resource includes activities that range from working with buoyancy to building rockets and launching them. Other activities involve the engineering design...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Volume and Surface Area: Which Is More?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners explore the volume and surface area of three dimensional figures. Through the use of video, students discover three dimensional shapes, their uses in real-life applications, and methods used to calculate their volume and surface...