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Curated OER

Solid Figures Sort

For Teachers 1st
First graders use Kidspiration to sort solid figures by the number of faces. They work in pairs with a set of solid figures. Students sort them according to the number of faces, or whether or not it can roll, slide, be stacked. Students...
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Curated OER

Surface Area of Solids

For Students 9th - 12th
In this surface area instructional activity, students evaluate the surface area of complex solids.  This one-page instructional activity contains 3 multi-step problems.  Answers are provided.
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Curated OER

Surface Area and Volume

For Students 8th - 10th
Accompanying the lesson at www.shodor.org, this worksheet present students with a series of questions about the volume and surface area of a rectangular prism and a triangular prism. Students predict how these values would change if the...
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Virginia Department of Education

Similar Solids and Proportional Reasoning

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Double the dimensions, quadruple the surface area. Pairs build similar prisms and compare the ratios of their surface areas and volumes to the ratio of the heights. Given two similar cones, partners determine the ratios of the lateral...
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Curated OER

Prism Investigation

For Students 4th - 5th
In this prism worksheet, learners solve a word problem about prisms. Students are given a "guided review" and suggestions for proceeding. Learners then complete a function machine.
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Geometry Practice: Classifying Solids #2

For Teachers 7th - 9th
In this solids worksheet, students identify the characteristics of solids. They name solids and determine the number of faces. This three-page worksheet contains seventeen problems. Answers are listed on the last page.
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Activity
Illustrative Mathematics

Box of Clay

For Teachers 5th - 7th Standards
What happens to a volume when you scale the dimensions of a rectangular prism? In this problem, a box of clay is increased in each dimension, with the intent to see if learners can generalize the result. The addition of...
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Curated OER

Calculating Surface Area

For Students 7th - 9th
In this surface area worksheet, students find the surface are of cubes and rectangular prisms.  This one-page worksheet contains 3 problems.
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Curated OER

Geometry, Measurement & Reasoning

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Learners measure prisms and determine their volume. In this measurement and reasoning lesson, students estimate the volume and area of prisms. They measure given boxes. Learners use paper to create prisms and cylinders. They determine...
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Curated OER

Regents Exam Questions G.G.12: Volume

For Teachers 9th - 12th
In this volume worksheet, high schoolers solve 12 short answer and multiple choice problems. Students find the dimensions of prisms given their volume in terms of quadratic and a linear expression.
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Curated OER

The Geometry of Solids

For Students 8th - 10th
In this solids worksheet, students compute the volume of prisms, cylinders, pyramids, spheres and cones.  This seven-page worksheet contains approximately 68 problems. 
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Curated OER

Box It Up

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders make boxes. In this prisms instructional activity, 5th graders read the book Counting on Frank and discuss the different things that the boy measures. Students make boxes of various sizes using graph paper and find their...
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Curated OER

Family Activity: Gift Wrapping - Surface Area

For Students 9th - 12th
In this surface area activity, high schoolers solve 6 short answer problems. Students determine the amount of gift wrap paper needed to cover a rectangular box using surface area formulas.
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Curated OER

Seven Volume of a Prism Problems

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this volume of a prism worksheet, students calculate the volumes and missing lengths of seven prisms.  The solutions are provided.
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Curated OER

Surface Area of Prisms

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students calculate the surface area of different prisms. In this geometry lesson, students identify the shapes of solids based on the properties of that solid. They calculate the surface area using nets and properties of prisms.
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Assessment
CCSS Math Activities

Building Blocks

For Students 5th - 6th Standards
Math is a lot like building blocks—it requires a solid foundation. A short performance task has pupils consider the volume of a cubic block. It then asks mathematicians to find the surface area and volume of a prism made from stacking...
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Curated OER

Math-Literature Connection: Counting with Jack the Builder

For Teachers K - 2nd
Connect literature (Jack the Builder) with mathematical concepts. In a series of computation, geometry and number sense activities, pupils count on to add, count back to subtract, build cylinders, cones, and rectangular prisms, and name...
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Balanced Assessment

Egyptian Statue

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Investigate the proportional relationships of length, area, and volume. Learners use the dimensions of rectangular prisms to create ratios and proportions. They compare the different ratios to solve more advanced problems.
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Performance
Radford University

Alpaca Lunch

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Feed the need for knowledge. Future mathematicians first consider how the lateral area of a rectangular prism relates to its volume. They then design a container for alpaca food that has the maximum volume possible from a given sheet of...
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Curated OER

Learning by Logic - Total Surface Area

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Geometers calculate the area of plane surfaces using the formulas for the area of a square, rectangle, and triangle. They develop the formula for calculating the total surface area of two geometric solids: the cube and rectangular prism.
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PBS

Surface Area and Volume

For Teachers 5th - 8th Standards
You and your class will like this lesson on using visual models to relate the volume and surface area of solid shapes. Learners construct three-dimensional forms using nets. They calculate the surface area and volume for each and then...
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Curated OER

Spacemobiles

For Teachers K - 4th Standards
Aspiring astronauts construct a space vehicle using cylinders, cones, spheres, and rectangular prisms. This is an engaging method of learning about three-dimensional shapes. Note that the word cylinder is constantly misspelled in the...
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Curated OER

Volume of Cylinders

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Middle and high schoolers calculate the volume of cylinders. In this geometry lesson plan, learners differentiate between rectangular prisms and cylinders. They use the correct formula to solve for each solid.
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Curated OER

Yummy Shapes

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students explore space shapes learning about edges, corners, and faces. They enjoy shape soup as a culminating activity.

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