Mangahigh
Mangahigh: Shape: Recognize a Cube and a Rectangular Prism
Test your knowledge of rectangular prisms and cubes.
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...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: The Boxes Go Mobile
To display the results from the previous activity, each student designs and constructs a mobile that contains a duplicate of his or her original box, the new cube-shaped box of the same volume, the scraps that are left over from the...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Geometry: Surface Area of Rectangular Prisms
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Find the surface area of rectangular prisms by using formulas
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 5.md: Breaking Apart Composite Solids
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...
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.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: Using Volume Associative Property of Multiplication
The purpose of this task is for students to use the volume of a rectangular prism to understand the associative property of multiplication. Aligns with 5.MD.C.5.a.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 8.g Shipping Rolled Oats
For this task, 8th graders must determine the optimal dimensions of a cardboard box that will hold six cylinders of oats. To do this, they need to make surface area and volume calculations. Aligns with 8.G.C.9.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Volume
Students attempt practice problems regarding volume of rectangular prisms. Students are attempting to get five consecutive questions correct. Questions include finding the volume of a rectangular prism and finding a missing side length...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Popcorn Bucket or Box?
In this exploration, young scholars 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...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Pump Up the 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...
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Covering and Filling: Surface Area & Volume of Rectangular Prisms
Students apply their knowledge of surface area and volume to solve some problems for a box company. This lesson contains a detailed lesson plan, video explanations, rubrics, group work guidelines, slides containing problems, and...
Quia
Ixl Learning: What Is Surface Area?
Brush up on your math skills relating to surface area then try some practice problems to test your understanding.
Quia
Ixl Learning: Volume of Rectangular Prisms
Brush up on your math skills relating to the volume of rectangular prisms then try some practice problems to test your understanding.
PBS
Pbs: Volume of Right Rectangular Prisms
Learn how unit cubes can be used to model the solution for the volume of a 3D figure This video focuses on calculating the volume of a rectangular prism using the equation, length x width x height. This video was submitted through the...
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Fractions and Volume
Creating a conceptual understanding of how to find the volume of rectangular prisms using fractional side lengths.
History is Fun
Jan Brett: Geometric Solids Flashcards Pdf
Print out these colorfully illustrated PDF file pages to practice learning your basic three dimensional geometric solids. Fold them in half and one side shows the shape while the other side shows the shape with the correct name. Put them...
Math Is Fun
Math Is Fun: Cuboids, Rectangular Prisms and Cubes
Students learn about the terminology and formulas associated with cuboids, rectangular prisms, and cubes. The learning resource consists of definitions and images.
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge: Nrich: Skeleton Shapes
At this one page website a variety of polyhedra are shown. The challenge is to create the skeleton for each polyhedron and identify the needed materials. You can check your solution right at the website.
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge: Nrich: A Chain of Eight Polyhedra
Eight different polyhedra are given along with a challenge in this game. Can you arrange them so that their faces match in a chain? A solution is available to check your answers.
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge: Nrich: Building With Solid Shapes
Predict which solid shape constructions would be unstable as shown at this one page website. Solutions are available right at the website.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: Ask Dr. Math: A Rectangular Prism
This question and answer site discusses whether it is possible to have a retangular prism that has a volume greater than its surface area.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Nctm: Figure This: Keeping Cool
Is it better to by block ice or crushed ice? Use your logical reasoning and measurement skills to solve this challenge that compares surface area of block ice and the same block cut into three cubes. A one page activity from the NCTM...