Students will investigate the relationship between surface area and volume and their application to the inner workings of real life organisms.

This task challenges students to demonstrate understanding of area, surface area and volume.

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...

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.

In this exploration, students 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 cost...

In this task about banana bread, 6th graders must calculate the volume of a pan to see if it is large enough for the bread batter. Aligns with 6.G.A.2.