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Interactive
Curated OER

Perimeter, Area, and Volume of a Rectangular Prism

For Students 5th - 6th
In this prism math lesson, students answer and solve the 10 problem sentences for perimeter, area, and volume of a rectangular prism. Students select their answers from multiple choice options.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Volume & Candy Creations Model

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders investigate surface area.  In this surface area instructional activity, 6th graders design a box of candy that has a volume of 30 cubic inches.  Students are trying to minimize surface area while keeping volume constant. ...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Find the 2D shape

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this 2D shapes worksheet, students find the rectangular prism, triangular prism, pentagon, and triangle. Students have 3 shapes to choose from in each of the 4 problems.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Volume, Surface Area for Rectangular & Triangular Prisms

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders explore the concept of rectangular and triangular prisms. In this rectangular and triangular prism lesson, 7th graders identify various prisms as triangular or rectangular. Students discuss the various shapes of bases...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Net (Rectangular Prism)

For Students 4th - 5th
For this geometric net worksheet, learners cut out a net and fold it on the correct lines before pasting or taping it to make a three dimensional rectangular prism.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Geometric Figures

For Students 7th
In this geometric figures worksheet, 7th graders solve and complete 10 different problems that include measurement. First, they draw a reflection of a given shape over a line. Then, students draw a rotation of a different shape. They...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Working in 3-D Sudoku

For Students 7th
In this geometric shapes worksheet, 7th graders solve and complete 8 different problems that include working in a 3-D sudoku puzzle. First, they determine the area of a circle of a sphere to the nearest tenth. Then, students determine...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Volume

For Students 8th
In this volume worksheet, 8th graders solve and complete 6 different short answer questions and problems that relate to volume. First, they determine the number of cubes found altogether that has a given length, width and height. Then,...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Volumes

For Students 6th
In this volume instructional activity, 6th graders solve 5 different problems related to determining the volume of various objects. They determine the volume of a rectangular prism, a cone, a cube, a pyramid, and a cylinder.
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Lesson Plan
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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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

TAAS Attack Daily Upkeep #7

For Teachers 5th
In this word problem worksheet, 5th graders review various mathematical terms by selecting the correct letter that answers each question completely. There are a total of 13 math problems to solve which vary between word problems,...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

TE Activity: The Boxes Go Mobile

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students create a mobile of boxes and cubes that they made in a previous lesson that can be accessed from this page. They design the mobile using method that an engineer would use to balance the items based on surface areas and volumes.
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Lesson Plan
University of Texas

Inside Mathematics: Cubes [Pdf]

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
This task challenges a student to use knowledge of concepts of volume and its attributes to solve problems with rectangular prisms.
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Lesson Plan
University of Texas

Inside Mathematics: Building Blocks [Pdf]

For Teachers 5th - 7th Standards
This task challenges students to demonstrate understanding of area, surface area and volume.
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Lesson Plan
Other

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 students 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 Surface Area of Rectanglar Prisms

For Students 6th - 9th
Use Glencoe's randomly generated self-checking quiz to test your knowledge of finding the surface area of rectangular prisms. Each question has a "Hint" link to help. Choose the correct answer for each problem. At the bottom of the page...
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Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Boxed in and Wrapped Up

For Teachers 6th - 8th
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...
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Unit Plan
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
Shodor Education Foundation

Shodor Interactivate: Surface Area and Volume

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is an interactive site that enables the viewer to input different measurements in order to learn about surface area and volume for a rectangular prism and a triangular prism.
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Lesson Plan
Shodor Education Foundation

Shodor Interactivate: Surface Area of a Rectangular Prism

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

Oer Commons: Exploring Cross Sections

For Teachers 7th Standards
Students will explore the cross-sections that result when a plane cuts through a rectangular prism or pyramid. Students will also see examples of cross-section cuts in real-world situations.
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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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Unit Plan
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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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Geometry: Volume of Rectangular Prisms

For Students 7th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Find the volume of rectangular prisms.