Volume Lesson

Learners experiment to understand the volume of a sphere. In this volume instructional activity, pupils create spheres, fill them, and then find the volume of their spheres. Everyone calculates the inside of planets.

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...

Which does the problem require, surface area or volume? Learners solve problems relating to surface area or volume of rectangular prisms. The problems require pupils to determine which calculations to perform to answer the question. 

Add to your teaching tools an interactive presentation in that it's meant to be used in tandem with manipulative cubes. Each slide asks pupils to create a shape that uses a certain number of unit cubes. They are encouraged to make as...

All you need are a few values to find the the volume of a cone! Watch an informative math video that guides learners through the formula needed, as well as the relationship between the cone's volume and the volume of other...

A very clear and concise unit to teaching sixth graders math concepts directly related to Common Core. Learners are exposed to six lessons involving recipe conversions, graphing data from ratio tables, evaluating exponents,...

Show your learners how to find the volume of a fish tank by filling it with unit cubes. The first video in a series of three, offers a visual explanation of how to calculate the volume of a rectangular prism by adding layers of unit...

Is prism just another mathematical term for a solid? It must be since this lesson is about volume. The teacher illustrates and explains how to find the volume of a rectangular prism and also how to find the volume of a triangular prism....

Is prism just another mathematical term for a solid? It must be since this lesson is about volume. The teacher illustrates and explains how to find the volume of a rectangular prism and also how to find the volume of a triangular prism....