Investigating Volume

Who doesn't like presents? In this three-day introduction to surface area and nets, middle schoolers wrap boxes as a hands-on exploration. They analyze rectangular and triangular prisms and try to form the appropriate nets.

Especially right before summer, kids may be thinking about swimming pools! Take advantage of this thought and get them calculating surface area of this 3-D figure as if they were going to repaint a pool. 

How much carpet goes on the floor and how much space will be available for storage in a game closet that they help design? With this task, collaborators use formulas for area and volume. They also complete a Venn diagram comparing these...

What happens to the volume if a dimension is changed? Scholars investigate the changes in the volume of rectangular prisms if different dimensions are multiplied by factors. They make the connection to the change by using volume formulas. 

Take young mathematicians on an exploration of the world of 3-D geometry with this seven-lesson unit. After first defining the terms perimeter, area, and volume and how they apply to the real world, students continue on to learn the...

For this ratios for area and volume worksheet, students solve problems where they find the ratios for problems of shapes dealing with area and volume. Students complete 4 problems.

Take young scholars on a trip through history with this unit on the mathematics and architecture of the Mayan civilization. Starting with a introduction to their base twenty number system and the symbols they used, this eight-lesson unit...

Explore the concept of volume using unit cubes. Working individually or in small groups, your class measures with a ruler in inches and calculates the volume of various rectangular household boxes (provided by the teacher) and completes...

Upper graders identify the surface area and attributes of figures that are measurable. They estimate, measure, and record perimeter, area, temperature change, and elapsed time, using a variety of strategies. They also determine the...

Students analyze and begin to design a pyramid. Working in engineering teams, they perform calculations to determine the area of the pyramid base, stone block volumes, and the number of blocks required for their pyramid base. They make a...