Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Determining the Surface Area and Volume of Composite Figures
Given a problem involving composite figures made from prisms, pyramids, spheres, cones, and/or cylinders, the student will find the surface area and volume of the composite figure.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Making and Verifying Conjectures About Three Dimensional Figures
Students will explore volume conjectures and solve problems by applying the volume formulas to composite figures.
Government of Alberta
Learn Alberta: Math Interactives: Exploring Surface Area and Volume
This multimedia Learn Alberta math resource looks at surface area and volume and how math involved in the design of large inflatable shapes. The accompanying interactive component lets students investigate a variety of cylinders to get a...
Government of Alberta
Learn Alberta: Math Interactives: Exploring Surface Area, Volume, and Nets
Investigate the concepts of area, volume, 3D shapes, and nets using this interactive Learn Alberta math. The solid shapes focused on this exploration include rectangular and triangular prisms, rectangular and triangular pyramids,...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Compare Volumes With Unit Cubes
Recognize volume as an attribute of solid figures and understand concepts of volume measurement. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Hotmath: Practice Problems: Geometry in Space
Twenty-four problems covering a variety of solid figure topics: dimensions, volume, surface and base areas. They are given with each step to the solution cleverly revealed one at a time. You can work each step of the problem then click...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Comparing Volumes With Unit Cubes
In this exercise, students practice comparing volumes with unit cubes. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to get hints and try questions repeatedly.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Volume of Rectangular Prisms With Unit Cubes
Find volume of 3-dimensional figures by counting unit cubes. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
Math Planet
Math Planet: Surface Area and Volume of Pyramids, Prisms, Cylinders, and Cones
Explanation of surface area and the volume of pyramids, prisms, cylinders, and cones through examples and a video lesson. [1:44]
Scholastic
Scholastic: Study Jams! Math: Measurement: Volume
This site provides great practice on the concept of volume. Students can first learn about the topic by watching a step by step instruction video that also points out areas of concern. Finally, students can practice their knowledge by...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Volume of a Hemisphere
This lesson will present how to find the volume of a hemisphere. Students can look at a presentation and then take a quiz.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Determining the Volume of a Sphere
Use the volume of a cylinder in order to derive the formula for the volume of a sphere. Check understanding with a quiz.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Geometry: Heights of Cylinders Given Volume
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Find the heights of cylinders given the volume of the cylinder and one other dimension. Students can practice this concept by watching a video, studying notes,...
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Nctm: Illuminations: Volume of a Cube
"The volume of a cube can be developed by considering unit cubes, a single row (longs) of unit cubes or a single layer (flats) of cubes using this applet." This easy software makes it possible to easily construct a cube and take it...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Volume of Cylinder: Big Can of Soup
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students determine the volume of a cylinder by moving the points on the can of soup. Click challenge me to answer practice questions and click learn more to watch a video.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: Ask Dr. Math: Faq, Geometric Figures
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.
Shmoop University
Shmoop: Basic Geometry: Volume of Prisms & Cylinders
The geometry resource investigates the volume of prisms and cylinders. Formulas, examples, and practice exercises are included.
Shmoop University
Shmoop: Basic Geometry: Volume of Pyramids & Cones
The geometry resource investigates the volume of pyramids and cones. Formulas, examples, and practice exercises are included.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Decompose Figures to Find Volume (Unit Cubes)
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,...
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Estimating Measurements/using Models and Formulas: 3 D Figures
Given application problems involving 3-dimensional figures, the student will estimate measurements, including surface area and/or volume, then solve the problems.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Figure It Out
This is an Internet-based (online) and group discussion lesson. Students will learn the formulas for surface area and volume of cylinders and cones. Students should have previously learned how to determine the area for a circle; however,...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Geometry: Surface Area and Volume of Pyramids
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Find a pyramid's volume and surface area.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Volume Units
This lesson introduces the units of distance (cubed units) used to describe volume. Students watch a video tutorial and then can take an online quiz.
Math Is Fun
Math Is Fun: Mathopolis: Volume and Surface Area of Prisms
Practice finding the surface area and volume of some three-dimensional prisms.