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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 learners how to derive the formula for volume, and to use it successfully. Plenty of examples, student work, and assessment options.
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McGraw Hill

Glencoe: Self Check Quizzes 1 Volume of Rectangular Prisms

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Use Glencoe's randomly generated self-checking quiz to test your knowledge of finding the volume of rectangular prisms. Each question has a "Hint" link to help. Choose the correct answer for each problem. At the bottom of the page click...
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Modeling the Volume of a Rectangular Prism

For Students 5th - 6th Standards
This activity provides an opportunity for students to model the volume of a rectangular prism and make connections to the formula, V=l ' w ' h.
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Interactive
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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National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Ask Dr. Math: Faq, Geometric Figures

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This page brings you to a table of contents of three-dimensional figures. Selecting a figure will bring you to a page defining and illustrating the figure with applicable formulas listed.
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Activity
Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Hotmath: Practice Problems: Volumes of Solids and Surface Areas

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Twenty-five problems cover the topics of volume of solids and surface area. They are given with each step to the solution cleverly revealed one at a time. You can work each step of the problem then click the "View Solution" button to...
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Shodor Education Foundation

Shodor Interactivate: Surface Area of a Rectangular Prism

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson plan teaches students how to find the surface area of rectangular prisms.
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Cuemath

Cuemath: Prism

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
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...
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Shodor Education Foundation

Shodor Interactivate: Lesson: Surface Area and Volume

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Students explore surface area and volume through this lesson and worksheet activity.
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Activity
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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Activity
Ministry of Education and Universities of the Region of Murcia (Spain)

Ministerio De Educacion Y Ciencia: Volumenes De Cuerpos Geometricos

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
In Spanish. Interactive resources and activities that could be used in the classroom either as an introduction or review to a unit dealing with the volume of three dimensional figures.
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Calculator Soup

Calculator Soup: Rectangular Prism Calculator

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
This site provides an online rectangular prism calculator. Using any three of the six attributes (length, width, height, surface area, volume or diagonal), students can calculate the other three attributes. The calculator allows students...
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Mangahigh

Mangahigh: Shape: Recognize a Cube and a Rectangular Prism

For Students 5th - 7th Standards
Test your knowledge of rectangular prisms and cubes.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Volume With Fractions

For Students 5th - 7th Standards
Practice finding the volume of rectangular prisms that have fractional side lengths. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
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Handout
Math Open Reference

Math Open Reference: Volume of a Triangular Prism

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Use this interactive tool to find the volume of a triangular prism. Try different figures for the height and the dimensions of the triangular face to see how these affect the volume. An accompanying chart also presents five methods for...
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Interactive
Math Open Reference

Math Open Reference: Surface Area of a Right Prism

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Use this interactive tool to find the surface area of a right prism. Try different figures for the height and the dimensions of the prism to see how these affect the surface area. Properties of right prisms are explained, how to use a...
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Handout
Math Open Reference

Math Open Reference: Prism

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
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...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Volume by Multiplying Area of Base Times Height

For Students 5th - 7th Standards
Find the volume of a rectangular prism by multiplying the area of the base by the height of the figure. Measurements include fractions. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Volume With Cubes With Fraction Lengths

For Students 5th - 7th Standards
Find volume of rectangular prisms by using cubes with fraction side lengths. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
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Shodor Education Foundation

Shodor Interactivate: Lesson: Volume of Prisms

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson is designed to reinforce the concept of volume and introduce learners to finding the volume of prisms including triangular prisms.
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Handout
Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: 5.md: Breaking Apart Composite Solids

For Students 4th - 7th Standards
This exercise helps students understand how volume in figured, even when two or more parts of a prism are not overlapping. There is a teacher view, with a description of the activity and commentary, and a student view, with just the...
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Handout
Math Is Fun

Math Is Fun: Prisms

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Students learn about the properties of a prism, some different types, and the formulas for surface area and volume. Includes an interactive prism and multiple-choice questions.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Determining the Volume of a Sphere

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Use the volume of a cylinder in order to derive the formula for the volume of a sphere. Check understanding with a quiz.
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Activity
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Geometry 3 D Shapes

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Learn about several three-dimensional geometric shapes and the terminology used to describe them. Learn how to calculate their surface area and volume, and explore their mathematical properties.