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Light Week
First graders experiment with prisms to explore sequence of colors of light created.
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Marshmallow Figures
Students enjoy making 3-D figures while learning about rectangular prisms, pyramids, vertices, edges, and faces. After a lecture/demo, students use marshmallows, toothpicks and a worksheet imbedded in this lesson to create 3 dimensional...
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Living in a Geometrical World
Students participate in a series of hand-on, online, and multimedia activities to examine 2 dimensional and 3 dimensional shapes. They describe common geometric solids. They construct rectangular prisms using straws and ribbon.
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Surface Area and Volume
Upper graders identify the surface area and attributes of figures that are measurable. They estimate, measure, and record perimeter, area, temperature change, and elapsed time, using a variety of strategies. They also determine the...
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Recognizing 3-Dimensional Shapes
Three-dimensional shapes are all around us; expose young geometers to this concept as they focus on identifying four figures: cube, prism, sphere, and pyramid. Learners begin by matching four objects to the shape each resembles (i.e. a...
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Boxed In and Wrapped Up
If cubes have the smallest surface area, why aren't there more cube-shaped packages? Scholars take a box in the shape of a rectangular prism, cut it up, and make new boxes in the shape of cubes with the same volume. They then brainstorm...
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Recognizing 3-D Shapes, Part 2
Take your math lesson to another dimension with this lesson about 3-D shapes! First graders label cones, cylinders, pyramids, spheres, cubes, and prisms, and then count the number of each shape in a collective picture. A great way to...
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Volume of Solids: Algebra/Geometry Institute
Use this volume of solids lesson to have learners find the surface area and volume of cylinders, pyramids, and prisms. They place cubes inside three-dimensional figures to determine the volume. Worksheets and answers are provided.
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Recognizing 3D Shapes, Part 3
Do your first graders know the difference between cones and cylinders? Use this handy activity to help youngsters learn geometric shapes. With prisms, spheres, and pyramids, among others, this resource prompts pupils to identify each...
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Write the 3D Shape's Name
Can your first graders identify a cone? What about a cube? Or a prism? Help them find the differences between these shapes with this learning exercise, which provides a word bank for three-dimensional shapes. For extra practice, bring in...
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Prism Investigation (3)
In this prism investigation learning exercise, students complete a table telling the shapes at the end of prisms, the number of sides at each end, and the number of edges and complete the pattern of a function machine. Students write...
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Geometry Worksheets-Volume of Prisms and Pyramids
In this geometry worksheet, 10th graders determine the volume of rectangular and triangular prisms and pyramids. The one page interactive worksheet contains eleven questions. Answers and hints are included.
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Surface Area of Rectangular Prism
In this geometry worksheet, learners are given the length, width and height of a prism and asked to find the area of each figure. There are 8 questions with worked out answers.
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Surface Area of Prism
Tenth graders are provided instructions, including a video, on calculating the surface area of a prism. The one-page interactive worksheet contains two worked questions. Answers are included.
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Physics 152 ~ Fall 2003 Midterm Exam #3, Parts A, B
Illuminated physics stars show what they know about light by taking this exam. They match several related vocabulary terms to descriptions and answer multiple choice questions about the characteristics of light, magnification, and...
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Fall 2003 Midterm Exam #3
Let there be light! When your physics learners take this midterm exam, light will be their focus. They will show what they know about electromagnetic waves, interference, refraction, reflection, lenses, prisms, and more! The test is...
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Volume of Triangular Prism
In this volume worksheet, students read the measurements of triangular prisms. They use the given information to compute the volume of triangular prisms. This two-page worksheet contains six word problems. Answers are provided on the...
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Triangular Prism
For this triangular prism worksheet, students cut out, fold and fasten the tabs to make a triangular prism model. This is a net pattern.
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Prism and Light
In this changing light activity, 5th graders use crayons to draw what happens to a beam of light when it enters a prism. Students then write the colors of the rainbow for each letter listed.
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Volume of Prisms
Students calculate the volume of different polygons. In this geometry lesson, students identify the relationship between base and height. They calculate the area of each prism and cylinder.
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Volume of a Prism
In this Geometry worksheet, 10th graders determine that two prisms will have equal volumes if their bases have the same area and their altitudes are the same. The one page worksheet has one problem with the solution.
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Rectangular Prisms (F)
In this finding the volume and surface area of rectangular prisms worksheet, students observe the figures with their dimensions in centimeters and apply the formulas to solve. Students solve 3 problems.
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Building Blocks
Building blocks have more uses than simply entertaining children. Young mathematicians calculate the volume of a given cube, and then calculate the volume and surface area of a prism formed from multiple cubes.
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Altered Reality
Fascinate young life scientists by showing them how their brain learns. By using prism goggles while attempting to toss bean bags at a target, lab partners change their outlook on the world around them, producing amusing results....
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