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OnlineMathLearning.com

Online Math Learning: Volume of Prisms & Pyramids

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Online Math Learning: Volume of Prisms & Pyramids is a learning module that calculates volume
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Other

West Contra Costa Usd: Volume: A Foundation in Unit Cubes [Pdf]

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
A very detailed lesson on determining the volume of rectangular prisms, teaching young scholars how to derive the formula for volume, and to use it successfully. Plenty of examples, student work, and assessment options.
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University of Texas

Inside Mathematics: Cubes [Pdf]

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
This task challenges a student to use knowledge of concepts of volume and its attributes to solve problems with rectangular prisms.
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Geometry: 3 D Shapes: Surface Area and Volume

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Learn how to calculate the surface area and volume of rectangular prisms and cylinders. Four interactive animations, preceded by simple instructions, guide you through the process of calculating area and volume.
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OER Commons

Oer Commons: Exploring Cross Sections

For Teachers 7th Standards
Students will explore the cross-sections that result when a plane cuts through a rectangular prism or pyramid. Students will also see examples of cross-section cuts in real-world situations.
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Other

Calculator.net: Volume Calculator

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Use these calculator tools to find the volume, in your choice of units, of a sphere, cone, cube, cylinder, rectangular prism, capsule, ball cap, conical frustum, ellipsoid, or square pyramid. Includes a reference section listing formulas...
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Calculator.net: Surface Area Calculator

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Use these calculator tools to find the surface area, in your choice of units, of a sphere, cone, cube, cylinder, rectangular prism, capsule, ball cap, conical frustum, ellipsoid, or square pyramid. Includes a reference section listing...
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National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Ask Dr. Math: A Rectangular Prism

For Students 9th - 10th
This question and answer site discusses whether it is possible to have a retangular prism that has a volume greater than its surface area.
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Other

Online Math Learning: Volume of Prisms

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Online Math Learning: Volume of Prisms is a learning module that focuses on different skills such as finding the volume of a rectangular and a triangular prism
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Volume

For Students 5th - 7th Standards
Students attempt practice problems regarding volume of rectangular prisms. Students are attempting to get five consecutive questions correct. Questions include finding the volume of a rectangular prism and finding a missing side length...
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Drawing 3 Dimensional Figures

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
In this activity, students learn to draw a three-dimensional figure using Isometric Dots in the Explorer Draw App on the calculator. They also find the area and volume of a rectangular prism. [Requires Adobe Reader.]
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Pump Up the Volume

For Teachers 6th - 7th Standards
In this lesson, students will be required to generate a formula for volume of a rectangular prism. Students working in cooperative groups will use prior knowledge for finding area of a rectangle to determine the "amount of area in a...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Popcorn Bucket or Box?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
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...
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Csg Network: Csg Surface Area Calculator

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Use these calculator tools to find the surface area in cubic units of a cone, cube, cylinder, rectangular prism, or sphere.
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: Using Volume Associative Property of Multiplication

For Teachers 4th - 6th
The purpose of this task is for students to use the volume of a rectangular prism to understand the associative property of multiplication. Aligns with 5.MD.C.5.a.
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: 5.md,oa You Can Multiply Three Numbers in Any Order

For Teachers 5th Standards
The purpose of this task is for students to use the volume of a rectangular prism to see why you can multiply three numbers in any order you want and still get the same result. Aligns with 5.OA.A and 5.MD.C.5.
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: 6.g Computing Volume Progression 4

For Teachers 6th Standards
The purpose of this fourth task in a series of four is to find the volume of an irregular 3D solid by using Archimedes' Principle. Students must calculate the volume of the displaced water in a rectangular prism tank in order to solve...
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: 6.g Computing Volume Progression 3

For Teachers 6th Standards
The purpose of this third task in a series of four is to find the height of water in a rectangular prism tank when the volume is known. All units are metric. Aligns with 6.G.A.2.
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: 6.g Computing Volume Progression 2

For Teachers 6th Standards
The purpose of this second task in a series of four is to find the volume of a rectangular prism when unit cubes are omitted from the drawing. This makes it more abstract. Aligns with 6.G.A.2.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Volume of Prisms and Cylinders

For Students 6th - 8th
The mathematics resource consists of an overview of the volume of prisms and cylinders. Real life examples and explanations are included.
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Creating a Robot (2 Days)

For Teachers 6th - 7th
What do tin foil, surface area, and rectangular prisms make? A tin foil robot of course! This lesson includes practice problems about surface area, worksheets, a video explanation, and a reflection sheet.
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AAA Math

Aaa Math: Volume of a Rectangular Prism

For Students 5th Standards
Find out how to find the volume of a prism, and follow up with some practice problems.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Boxed in and Wrapped Up

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students find the volume and surface area of a rectangular box (e.g., a cereal box), and then figure out how to convert that box into a new, cubical box having the same volume as the original. As they construct the new, cube-shaped box...
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Government of Alberta

Learn Alberta: Math Interactives: Exploring Surface Area, Volume, and Nets

For Students 5th - 8th Standards
Investigate the concepts of area, volume, 3D shapes, and nets using this interactive Learn Alberta math. The solid shapes focused on this exploration include rectangular and triangular prisms, rectangular and triangular pyramids,...

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