How can you find how much wood one log can produce? Learners first learn how a log can be modeled as a cylinder. They then find out how to calculate the volume of a cylinder.

Concepts

volume formulas, volume of cylinders, cylinders, calculating cylinder volume

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Use the video with learners who need help determining the volume of a cylinder

Classroom Considerations

• Note that the video refers to the length of a cylinder rather than the more common dimension of height
• The video does not reference the formula for the volume of a cylinder
• The ninth installment of an 11-part video Math in Science video series

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Video describes the method in words for those who have trouble with formulas

Cons

• Video indicates that pi is equal to 3.14, not approximately 3.14