Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Numb3 Rs: Traveling on Good Circles
Based off of the hit television show NUMB3RS, this high-level math lesson has students delve into the topic of Great Circles on a sphere (specifically, the Earth), in order to find the shortest distances between locations. Students will...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Popcorn Bucket or Box?
In this exploration, middle schoolers will apply their knowledge of finding volume and surface area of cylinders and rectangular prisms. Students will make recommendations to the local movie theater after determining which package is...
NumberNut
Number Nut: Shapes, Symbols, and Colors: 3 D Shapes
This lesson describes three dimensional shapes and provides two interactive practice activities.
PBS
Wnet: Thirteen: Ed Online: Virtual Polyhedra
Students explore polyhedron's through technology and paper/ pencil constructions.