Cuemath
Cuemath: Square Pyramid
A comprehensive guide for learning all about square pyramids with definitions, properties, examples, and practice questions.
Cuemath
Cuemath: Cylinder
Mini-lesson takes a look at the definition and shape of a cylinder, cylinder formula, cylinder volume, and cylinder surface area. Try your hand at the cylinder surface area calculator and interactive questions for better understanding.
Cuemath
Cuemath: Prism
Explore the world of prisms in this mini-lesson by learning what are prisms, definitions with shapes and examples, the difference between regular, irregular, right, and oblique prisms, the surface area of a prism, and the volume of a...
Cuemath
Cuemath: Measurement
A comprehensive guide for learning all about measurement including the metric system, surface area, perimeter, volume, area, time, solid shapes, unit conversion, solved examples, and practice questions.
OER Commons
Oer Commons: Calculating Volume
Seventh graders will extend their knowledge of volume to find the volume of right prisms, seeing that the volume is the area of the base multiplied by the height.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Setting the Stage With Geometry
Learners will learn and reinforce skills for measuring perimeter and area of 2D shapes and measuring surface area and volume of 3D shapes.
Other
Good Calculators: Cylinder Volume Calculator
The measurements that are inserted by the user will be used by the online Cylinder calculator to compute electronically the volume of the cylinder. The only things that are required to fill in are the radius of the base and the height of...
Math Drills
Math Drills: Measurement Worksheets
Download these free worksheets to sharpen your measurement skills. Sheets focus on temperature, conversion, area and perimeter, volume, and more.
National Gallery of Art
National Gallery of Art: Thiebaud's Cake Math (Intermediate Version)
Using the painting, Cakes by artist Wayne Thiebaud, students will learn and practice math concepts of volume and surface area. Then they will create a bold cake painting, either online or with classroom art materials.
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Math: World of Fish: 3 D Space & Size
Discover the characteristics of 3D shapes in this fantasy world of fish.
Other
Uss Constitution Museum: How Much Stuff Can Constitution Hold?
The lowest part of USS Constitution was called the hold and it was there that sailors stowed the many goods needed to keep the ship afloat and to feed the 480 men who served aboard for months at sea. In this lesson young scholars use the...
AAA Math
Aaa Math: Volume Measurement: u.s.
Students can practice converting customary volume units through a series of self-check exercises and learning games.
AAA Math
Aaa Math: Metric Volume
Students review metric volume conversions and practice the skill in a series of self-check exercises and three timed learning games.
Exploratorium
Exploratorium: Salt Volcano
By making oil float on water--with the help of other ingredients--students can create a lava-lite effect.
AAA Math
Aaa Math: All About Measurements
A complete tutorial that explains time, metric system, mass, length, volume, and temperature. Interactive practices and challenge games are included.
Math2
Math2
This is a site for students and teachers of all grade levels. If you are looking for math tables, general information about math topics, or you would like to ask a question, this is the site to visit.
Government of Alberta
Learn alberta.ca: Mathematics Glossary: Capacity
Get a visual and animated definition of the term "capacity" from LearnAlberta.ca's Mathematics Glossary.
California State University
Csudh: Chemistry: Converting Volumes
Perform problems involving converting volumes between the English and metric systems to help develop math skills.
Shodor Education Foundation
Shodor Interactivate: Lesson: Surface Area and Volume
Students explore surface area and volume through this instructional activity and worksheet activity.
University of California
Ucla K 6 Physics/astronomy: Mass, Weight, and Density
This website provides explanations of mass, weight, and density with directions for building simple scales and balances. Provided as encouragement to teach these concepts to young children, it offers a good review for older students.
University of South Florida
Fcat: Two for One Box Company: Teacher Notes
At this site students use proportions to explore how volume is effected by dimension changes. This hands-on activity can be done individually or in pairs.
University of North Carolina
A Dictionary of Units of Measurement
This site contains an extensive list of various units of measurement known internationally and across several disciplines. Unit symbols are also included.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Biggest Box
A classic problem looking at maximizing volume by varying the height of a box. Uses graphing calculators to analyze data collected and to model a cubic equation. Look for points that maximize volume while developing a preliminary notion...
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Boxing It Up
In this activity, learners will experiment with creating a box from a standard size piece of paper. They will then use the concept of related rates on the graphing calculator to find the maximum volume of a box made from the piece of paper.