Curated OER
Nets, Surface Area and Volume
Students calculate the surface area and volume of a sphere. In this geometry lesson, students define nets, surface areas and volume of prisms, pyramids, cylinders and cones. They use the computer to create nets and analyze shapes.
Curated OER
Cones, Cylinders, Spheres
Students classify polygons by name and shape. In this geometry lesson, students identify the lateral surface of each conic. They differentiate between cones, cylinders and spheres.
Teach Engineering
Determining Densities
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...
Curated OER
Worksheet 22
In this math worksheet, students demonstrate that the point ( 1√ 2 , −1 2 , 1 2 ) lies on the unit sphere. They find the equation of the plane tangent to the unit sphere.
Curated OER
Surface Area and Volume of a Cylinder
Seventh graders find the surface area and volume of a cylinder. In this area and volume lesson plan, 7th graders complete several activities to learn the volume and surface area of cylinders.
Curated OER
Worksheet for Pi
Who needs a pie-eating contest when you have a pi-ology game! Celebrate March 14th with a fun board game about pi and other geometric concepts. As learners answer questions about geometry, they move around the board to collect tokens.
Shodor Education Foundation
Surface Area of Rectangular Prism
With this interactive lesson plan, learners compute the surface area of rectangular prisms. They visit an online investigation applet and record data on the provided handout. Pair this lesson plan with the volume lesson plan by the same...
Concord Consortium
Bill the Ball Bearing Man
Just how durable could a hollow ball bearing be? Learners model the strength of the walls of a ball bearing as a function of the radius of its cavity. They use their models to make reasonable conclusions about the probability of failure...
Curated OER
Tennis Balls in a Can
Make your classroom interesting by teaching or assessing through tasks. Deepen the understanding of Geometry and motivate young mathematicians. The task uses investigation with tennis balls and their container to prompt learners to use...
Curated OER
NON-EUCLIDEAN GEOMETRY.
Students study relationships between angles, side lengths, perimeters, areas and volumes of similar objects. In this lesson students also create and critique inductive and deductive arguments concerning congruency, similarity and the...
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Density of the Human Body
In this density of the human body learning exercise, students measure several parts of the body to calculate the body volume. Students convert the body volume to body mass and body density.
Neufeld Learning Systems
Concept: Exponents in Formulas
In this volume and surface area worksheet, students use their calculators to find the volume or surface area of a pictured 3-dimensional figure.
Curated OER
Geometry Glencoe Chapter 13 Test
In this Geometry Chapter 13 review worksheet, students complete 20 multiple choice questions and 1 bonus question regarding volume, dilation, and midpoint and distance between points of 3D objects.
Curated OER
Beads, Balls, and Beakers
Learners analyze the amount of space required to pack round objects. In this geometry instructional activity, students practice using space economically by practicing packing spheres into beakers. They then translate this concept to...
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Magnetic Energy
In this magnetic energy worksheet, learners are given the formula to calculate the magnetic energy of an object. They use the formula to solve for the magnetic energy of the Earth, a geotail, the Sun, and a solar prominence given their...
Curated OER
3D Shapes
For this 3D shapes worksheet, 10th graders solve and complete 6 various types of problems. First, they find the radius of a cylinder described. Then, students determine the volume of a pyramid shown. In addition, they find the volume of...
Curated OER
Baseball Geometry
Middle schoolers apply various methods for finding the volume and surface area of sphere. They compare and contrast results among these mathematical methods. They work in cooperative groups to discuss their results with one another.
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Surface Area of Prisms
Students compute surface area and volume of prisms. In this surface area lesson, students find the surface area and volume of rectangular and triangular prisms. Independently, students use their computers to determine the volume,...
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Models of Planets
In this planet models worksheet, students use the radius of a given planet and its mass to answer questions using a model of a planet with a given radius. They determine the volume of the planet's inner core, the volume of its outer...
Curated OER
Using Concept Maps to Design 3D Spheres
High schoolers create three dimensional shapes using concept maps. In this geometry lesson, students investigate the impact of mental schemas on humans. They collect data on this topic and plot their data on a coordinate plane.
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The Capacity of Planets
Tenth graders change numbers written in standard form to scientific notation. In this scientific notation lesson, 10th graders use given diameters and distances from the sun for each planet in our solar system. After rewriting each of...
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Math - "Solid Shapes" - Comparing 3-D Objects
In this geometry worksheet, students learn about 3-D objects and how to describe them. They then answer 10 questions using the information they learned. The answers are on the last page.
Curated OER
Pape's Theorems
In this math worksheet, learners find the length of the side of a regular hexagon whose area is numerically equal to its perimeter.
Chapman University
Some Fascinating Properties of π
Decorate your calculus room! The properties outlined on this poster or handout focus on the more complex attributes of pi by using trigonometry and calculus to boggle the mind.