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Unit Plan
PBS

Accessible Shapes

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
All the 2-D and 3-D measurement work you need is in one location. Divided into three sections, the geometry lesson plans consist of visualization of three dimensions, classifying geometric figures, and finding surface area and volume....
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Assessment
Mathematics Assessment Project

Fearless Frames

For Students 7th - 9th Standards
Show class members how to connect algebra to geometry. A high school assessment task has pupils determine volumes of two different containers given limitations on material for box frames. Pupils then write a paragraph on advice people...
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Activity
101 Questions

Building Boxes

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Build foundational knowledge of volume by building boxes. Given dimensions for a piece of grid paper, young mathematicians determine the number of possible open-top boxes it will make. As part of this task, they also find the box with...
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Workbook
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University of Utah

Geometry Part 2: Measurement in 2- and 3-Dimensions, Plane Sections of Solids

For Students 7th Standards
What kind of tree does a math teacher climb? A geometry! Here is a lesson that includes all the geometry resources you could ever wish for in one comprehensive workbook. Class members demonstrate what they have learned by determining the...
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Activity
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Teach Engineering

Determining Densities

For Teachers 7th - 9th Standards
Don't be dense—use a robust resource. The second installment of a five-part Floaters and Sinkers unit has learners determine the densities of several objects. As part of the activity, they learn the displacement method for finding...
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Assessment
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CCSS Math Activities

Smarter Balanced Sample Items: 7th Grade Math – Target F

For Teachers 7th Standards
Sometimes it's how you ask the question that counts. The sixth installment of nine from the Smarter Balanced Claim 1 Slideshow series presents a set of 13 questions to assess understanding of angle relationships as well as area and...
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Worksheet
Math Drills

Rectangular Prisms (A) - (J)

For Students 4th - 7th Standards
Ten similar worksheets plus their answer keys are included in this resource. Each simply displays three right rectangular prisms with their length, height, and width printed on them. Fifth graders apply the formula for the volume of a...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Perimeter, Area and Volume

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers compute area.  In this perimeter, area and volume lesson, students examine given objects and determine the perimeter, area, and volume of each. 
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Surface Area and Volume

For Students 6th - 7th
In this surface area and volume learning exercise, students identify and complete each of 20 problems containing a different sized cube. First, they determine the surface area of each cube given the dimensions for height and/or width....
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Performance
Radford University

How Do I Design a Raised Bed Garden to Accommodate My Plants?

For Teachers 7th - 12th Standards
Give plants the best place to grow. Given constraints on plant spacing, pupils design a raised bed garden using graph paper, then calculate the perimeter, surface area, and volume. They use the provided costs of lumber and soil to...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Working in 3-D Sudoku

For Students 7th
In this geometric shapes worksheet, 7th graders solve and complete 8 different problems that include working in a 3-D sudoku puzzle. First, they determine the area of a circle of a sphere to the nearest tenth. Then, students determine...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Geometric Figures

For Students 7th
In this geometric figures worksheet, 7th graders solve and complete 10 different problems that include measurement. First, they draw a reflection of a given shape over a line. Then, students draw a rotation of a different shape. They...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Spaced Out

For Teachers 5th - 12th
The students are able to use a formula to calculate the volume of cuboids by measuring the length of each of the three dimensions. They also investigate the relationship between milliliters and cubic centimeters.
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Unit Plan
Illinois Valley Community College

STEM Activities for Middle School Students

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Use STEM activities within the class to provide connections to concepts. The resource includes activities that range from working with buoyancy to building rockets and launching them. Other activities involve the engineering design...
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Assessment
EngageNY

End-of-Module Assessment Task: Grade 7 Mathematics Module 6

For Students 7th Standards
Determine the level of understanding within your classes using a summative assessment. As the final lesson in a 29-part module, the goal is to assess the topics addressed during the unit. Concepts range from linear angle relationships,...
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Activity
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Curated OER

Task: Grain Storage

For Teachers 7th - 10th Standards
Farming is full of mathematics, and it provides numerous real-world examples for young mathematicians to study. Here, we look at a cylinder-shaped storage silo that has one flat side. Given certain dimensions, students need to determine...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Dilations of 2 and 3 dimentional figures and their effect on area, surface area, and volume.

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders investigate the area and volume of 2D and 3D figures. In this geometry instructional activity, 7th graders create a storyboard explaining their knowledge of 2D and 3D shapes. They analyze their data and interpret their...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

TE Activity: The Boxes Go Mobile

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars create a mobile of boxes and cubes that they made in a previous instructional activity that can be accessed from this page. They design the mobile using method that an engineer would use to balance the items based on...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Calculate Surface Area Worksheet

For Students 4th - 8th
Learners calculate the surface area of three rectangular prisms, including a cube, based on given dimensions. There are only three diagrams with which to work. Nice homework, as it provides practice, but isn't too much busy work or...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

A Cone and Its Net

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Create and investigate nets for solid shapes with your class. They identify the different parts and faces of each polygon and solid then calculate the surface area and volume of cones. They use circle sectors of varying sizes to build...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Measurement

For Students 7th
In this measurement worksheet, 7th graders solve 14 various types of problems that include completing a table with the base, height, and/or area of triangles and solving a number of word problems with measurement. They also estimate the...
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Interactive
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Scholastic

Study Jams! Solid Figures

For Students 5th - 7th Standards
Figure out the correct name for different three-dimensional shapes by watching the presentation on solid figures. Go through the main figures and read about the characteristics of each. Finish the topic with a multiple choice online...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Measurements

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders solve word problems involving real world situation. In this geometry lesson, 7th graders solve problems related to volume. They apply the formulas taught in geometry.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Tonnage - Measurement

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students explore the size of one ton. They research the capacity of sialing ships and estimate the volume of rectangular prisms. Students perform activities to discover the capacity of a classroom in tons.

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