Squares and Cubes

A one-stop resource for exponents, square and cube roots, scientific notation, and volume formulas guides learners through properties of exponents. As they learn to apply these properties to operations with scientific notation,...

Teach cube roots by building on an understanding of square roots. The third installment of a 25-part series asks learners to solve simple quadratic and cubic equations using roots. Scholars compare square roots and cube roots throughout...

Show your class that not all equations are linear. The lesson asks learners to solve simple quadratic and cubic equations using square and cube roots. Problems include equations with no solutions. 

You mean the square root of five and five don't have the same value? Learners estimate the value of irrational roots. As they practice estimating the value, they increase their understanding of roots. The lesson is the fourth in a series...

Young scholars solve problems using squares. In this algebra lesson, students simplify equation with roots, squares, cubes and cube roots. They factor polynomials and find the root or x. They identify cubic graphs asymptote and...

Students explore the concept of estimating square and cube roots.  In this estimating square and cube roots lesson, students are given the area of a square object and must determine the sides.  Students solve word problems involving...

How many more cubes will fit if they are smaller? The 12th segment in a series of 22 builds upon the fifth grade concept of packing cubes into a prism to find the volume. Scholars determine the number of cubes of fractional edge lengths...

Teach the ins and outs of the cube! A series of five K–12 level activities explore the make-up of the cube. The beginning lessons focus on the vocabulary related to the cube. Later lessons explore the possible nets that describe a cube....

Give small groups handfuls of unit cubes and then dare them to build as many rectangular prisms as possible using only 12 cubes. This engaging activity serves as an introduction to the volume of solid figures. In addition to volume,...

Build boxes using unit cubes to compare surface area and volume. The group performs multiple experiments to determine properties of volume, such as if it makes a difference which order the dimensions are multiplied in. Extensive...