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PBS

Surface Area and Volume

For Teachers 5th - 8th Standards
You and your class will like this lesson on using visual models to relate the volume and surface area of solid shapes. Learners construct three-dimensional forms using nets. They calculate the surface area and volume for each and then...
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Lesson Plan
Shodor Education Foundation

Surface Area of Rectangular Prism

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
With this interactive lesson, learners compute the surface area of rectangular prisms. They visit an online investigation applet and record data on the provided handout. Pair this lesson with the volume lesson by the same publisher as an...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Surface Area with Polydrons

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students explore measurements by analyzing geometric shapes. In this surface area lesson, students identify the terms volume, weight, perimeter and area in order to find the requested measurements of specific polygons. Students utilize...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Volume And Surface Area Of Prisms

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders investigate concepts related to the finding of the area of prisms. They use boxes as models of calculating the area while getting ready for the next level. The instructors are given sovereignty over the assessments and the...
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Assessment
Concord Consortium

Swimming Pool II

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
Combine geometry and algebra concepts to solve a modeling problem. Young scholars consider the effect surface area has on volume. They write a cubic function to model the possible volume given a specific surface area and then determine...
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Assessment
Concord Consortium

Swimming Pool I

For Students 9th - 11th Standards
Take a dive into a three-dimensional task. Given a specific surface area, individuals must maximize the volume of a cylindrical swimming pool. They combine their understanding of surface area and volume to create a cubic function that...
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Performance
Radford University

Build-a-Toy

For Teachers 8th Standards
Don't toy with using a fun lesson. Scholars design new toys and then create scale drawings. They determine the volume and surface area of the toys, and then research prices of raw materials to estimate the manufacturing costs.
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Assessment
Mathed Up!

Similar Shapes

For Students 8th - 11th Standards
Similar shapes are all about the scale. Given seven problems, pupils use scale factors to determine measurements within similar shapes. While solving the problem, scholars also determine whether two figures are similar and use area and...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Shipping Rolled Oats

For Teachers 7th - 9th Standards
What better way to start your day than with a box of oatmeal? Or what better way to start your geometry class than by calculating its volume? Eighth graders discover just how practical volume computation can be in business and in breakfast!
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Area: It's What's on the INSIDE That Counts!

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders participate in a series of hands-on, online and multimedia activities that examine the concept of area. They view clips from the animated series Math Monsters and discuss the purpose of area and how it is used in the real...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Volume and Surface Area of Rectangular Prisms and Cylinders

For Students 8th - 10th
In this volume and surface area worksheet, students compute the volume and surface area of 8 shapes. Four shapes are rectangular prisms, four shapes are cylinders.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Perimeter, Circumference, Volume, and Surface Area

For Students 8th - 11th
In this Perimeter, Circumference, Volume, and Surface Area worksheet, students are asked to identify geometric formulas and calculate for volume and surface area for geometric solids.  In addition, students are asked to identify...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Surface Area and Volume

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students are introduced to the notion of surface area and volume. Students review surface area and volume by finding the area of a two-dimensional shape. They practice using the computer to create different surface area shapes.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Surface Area to Volume Ratio

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students examine the surface area to volume ratio and how they relate.  In this surface area lesson students complete several activities.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Effect on Surface Area and Volume

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Young scholars identify the effect the change of dimensions causes for the volume and surface area. In this geometry lesson, students compare perimeter, area and volume as they play around with the dimensions of the polygons. They...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Surface Area and Volume of Similar Solids

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students explore similar figures. In this surface area and volume lesson, students identify the relationship between the surface area and volume of similar figures.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Surface Area and Volume

For Students 8th - 10th
Accompanying the lesson at www.shodor.org, this worksheet present learners with a series of questions about the volume and surface area of a rectangular prism and a triangular prism. Students predict how these values would change if the...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Volume and Surface Area of Composite Right Prisms (E)

For Students 6th - 10th
In this volume and surface area activity, students find the volume and surface area of composite right prisms. Students complete 4 problems.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Volume and Surface Area of Right Prisms (G)

For Students 6th - 12th
In this volume and surface area worksheet, students find the volume and surface area of right prisms. Students complete 4 problems.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Volume and Surface Area of Parallelogram Prisms (A)

For Students 6th - 12th
In this volume and surface area activity, students find the volume and surface area of parallelogram prisms. Students complete 4 problems.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Volume and Surface Area of Right Prisms (H)

For Students 6th - 10th
For this volume and surface area worksheet, students find the volume and surface area of right prisms. Students complete 4 problems.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Volume and Surface Area of Composite Right Prisms (F)

For Students 6th - 12th
In this volume and surface area instructional activity, students find the volume and surface area of composite right prisms. Students complete 4 problems.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Volume and Surface Area of Parallelogram Prisms (B)

For Students 6th - 12th
In this volume and surface area activity, students find the volume and surface area of parallelogram prisms. Students complete 4 problems.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Volume and Surface Area of Right Prisms (I)

For Students 6th - 12th
In this right prisms worksheet, students find the volume and surface area of the right prisms given to them. Students complete 4 problems.

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