Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: G Mg Ice Cream Cone
You have been hired by the owner of a local ice cream parlor to assist in his company's new venture. The company will soon sell its ice cream cones in the freezer section of local grocery stores. The manufacturing process requires that...
Cuemath
Cuemath: Prism
Explore the world of prisms in this mini-lesson by learning what are prisms, definitions with shapes and examples, the difference between regular, irregular, right, and oblique prisms, the surface area of a prism, and the volume of a...
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Nctm: Figure This: Cut the Cake
A math challenge where geometry, measurement, and problem solving meet. Explore the properties of three dimensional shapes when you discover how six friends can equally divide a nine inch square chocolate cake. A one page activity from...
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge: Nrich: Three Cubed
Use the shapes provided and figure out how they fit together to make a 3 X 3 cube at this one page website. The solution is readily available right at the website.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: The Cylinder Problem: Elementary Lesson
Use this lesson plan to help students learn about cylinders. Students will be creating cylinders, and comparing them and their capacity. This engaging, hands-on lesson will hold student interest and be very beneficial to student learning.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: The Cylinder Problem: Middle School Lesson
This lesson offers an interesting, hands-on experience for middle school students studying cylinders. Students will create cylinders, and measure and compare their volumes.
ArtsNow
Arts Now Learning: Self Portraits With the Touch of a Finger [Pdf]
In this lesson, students will explore self-portraiture by looking at classical portrait paintings, such as Diego Velazquez's La Infanta Margarita or Raphael's Portrait of Baldassare Castiglione. A close look at these works reveals...
Cuemath
Cuemath: Polyhedron
Introduces the concept of polyhedrons by learning the definition, types, and where they are found. Check-out the solved examples for better understanding and try your hand at solving a few interactive questions at the end of the page.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Elem Math: Identifying and Naming 3 D Figures
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students watch a video and attempt practice problems on identifying and naming three dimensional figures.
CPALMS
Cpalms: Size It Up
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a formative assessment task where students are asked to use geometric solids to model each of four tent shapes on a worksheet and use mathematical language to describe them. Samples of student...
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Fat or Flat?
Students will tell if a shape is 2-dimensional or 3-dimensional.
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge: Nrich: Net Cuts
In this enrichment game, the nets for nine solids are displayed. The twist is that each net has been cut into two pieces. The challenge is find the pieces that go together.
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Math: Pizza (Italian) Restaurant: 3 D Space
On this interactive website students practice various math skills using a real life scenario. Those skills include identifying 3D objects, identifying the similarities and differences in prisms and pyramids, and drawing 3D shapes such as...
Science Struck
Science Struck: A Comprehensive Printable List of Geometry Formulas
Provides a list of area and perimeter formulas for two-dimensional shapes and volume and surface area formulas for three-dimensional solids.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 8.g Flower Vases
This task asks students to compare the volumes of three vases that are different shapes - a cylinder, a cone, and a sphere - as well as one with a combination of shapes. They are then asked to create a vase with composite shapes, find...
PBS
Pbs: Building Big: Geodesic Dome
A geodesic dome is constructed using newspaper for this activity. The activity is accompanied by a lesson plan, and a link to a 'Shapes Lab' where you can see through animation the strength of various shapes for construction.
Math Is Fun
Math Is Fun: Animated Polyhedron Models
Use this tool to see animated models of over 100 different types of polyhedra. There are five options for how they appear, and you can also see the net, 'explode' the solid so that the faces are separated, or drag it to rotate it...
Math Is Fun
Math Is Fun: Area Calculator
The resource consists of a tool to investigate the area of a variety of shapes. It could also be useful when calculating the surface area of each face of a 3D solid, and then adding them together.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Interactive Geometry: 1.11 Surface Area and Nets
Explore surface areas and nets with 2D and 3D shapes.
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Math: Penguins: 3 D Objects & Position
Percy the Penguin needs to clean up his 3D shaped toys. Can you help him?
Other
Teach Net: Brain Binders
Brain binders are great teacher sources for problem solving and critical thinking with geometry. Students fold sheets of paper to create solid colors on each side. Various levels are included starting with two folds through five folds.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: New Boxes From Old
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...
Math Open Reference
Math Open Reference: Prism
Use this interactive tool to explore prisms. Change the height and the shape of the base to see how these affect the prism. There are also several additional options, e.g., making it oblique or transparent. Properties of a prism are...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Nets of Polyhedra
Practice matching 2D nets to the 3D shapes the fold up into. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
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