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Worksheet
Curated OER

Solid Shapes

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this solid shapes worksheet, students count and name shapes, write the names of missing shapes, write about the difference between a rectangular prism and cube and build designs.
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Assessment
Noyce Foundation

Pizza Crusts

For Teachers 6th Standards
Enough stuffed crust to go around. Pupils calculate the area and perimeter of a variety of pizza shapes, including rectangular and circular. Individuals design rectangular pizzas with a given area to maximize the amount of crust and do...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Twenty Volume Of Solids Problems

For Students 9th - 11th
In this volume worksheet, students solve twenty volume of various solids problems.  The solids examined include: cylinders, cubes, rectangular prism, including how the volumes of these figures change with increased in length.  The...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Why are Bubbles Spheres

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students calculate the surface area of different polygons. In this geometry lesson, students practice calculating the volume of spheres. They work with cones, cylinders and rectangular prisms.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Solid Shapes- Reteaching Worksheet

For Students 1st
In this solid shapes reteaching learning exercise, 1st graders review solids in a box at the top of the page. They see examples of a sphere, cone, cylinder, cube, and a rectangular prism. They circle the objects with the same shape as...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Making Nets for Solids

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders are introduced to a variety of two-dimensional shapes. Individually, they are given a cube, cylinder and cone and take apart each shape. While taking them apart, they discuss how the two-dimensional shape was created.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Build Solids

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this solid figures worksheet, students use the figures for the cube, pyramid, and rectangular prism to answer the six questions about the characteristics of solid figures.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Measurement

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students create two prisms out of the same paper. They calcuate the number of centimeter cubes needed to fill each prism. They discover the concept of volume.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Volume and Surface Area

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students explore volume and surface area. In this math instructional activity, students fill boxes with cubes to identify the volume of the boxes. Students discuss area.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Collecting the Rays

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students investigate the affect shape has on the ability of a solar panel to collect sunlight.  In this collecting sunlight using a solar panel lesson, students determine which solar panel shape collects the most sunlight.  Students use...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Got Milk?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students measure the angles of a milk carton. They identify and label acute, right, and obtuse angles. Using appropriate tools, students determine the volume of a cube or a rectangular prism. Students complete worksheets to...
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Lesson Plan
Willow Tree

Three-Dimensional Figures

For Students 8th - 11th Standards
Time to move into the third dimension! Learn the names of the geometric solids and count faces, edges, and vertices. Then learn to recognize nets that create a given solid. 
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Interactive
Annenberg Foundation

Geometry 3D Shapes: 3D Shapes

For Students 6th - 10th Standards
Explore vocabulary related to three-dimensional shapes. An instructional website describes the characteristics of different geometric solids. Learners can use an interactive component to view nets, faces, vertices, and edges of common...
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Assessment
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CCSS Math Activities

Smarter Balanced Sample Items: 6th Grade Math – Claim 2

For Students 6th Standards
They claim there are problems on the assessment. The presentation provides 13 questions that demonstrate the problem-solving claim for Smarter Balanced assessments. Teachers use the resource to provide examples of problem-solving...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Lesson One: Perimeter, Area, Volume

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore perimeter, area and volume. Using geoboards, toothpicks, and marshmallows, students create specific shapes. They are directed to use formulas to find the volume, area, and perimeter of the created shapes. In groups,...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

State of NY Testing Program

For Students 10th - 12th
In this algebra worksheet, students review geometric and algebraic concepts for the state exam at the end of the year. They discuss factoring and volumes, prisms and measuring. There are over 16 pages of questions on this lesson.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Naming 3-D Figures

For Students 4th - 5th
In this 3-D figure worksheet, students name a set of 4 figures: cylinder, cube, sphere and rectangular prism. An answer key is included.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Finding Volume

For Students 7th - 10th
In this volume worksheet, students are given the equations for finding the volume of a cube and the volume of a prism. They solve two multi-part problems finding the volumes of different solids.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Color It

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this shape recognition worksheet, students follow the instructions as they color cylinders, spheres, cones, cubes, and prisms the appropriate colors. Students also respond to a short answer question.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Drawing Patterns For Solids

For Students 4th
In this patterns activity, 4th graders look at 2 solids, a cone and a cube, and then circle the multiple choice letter of the net for each solid.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Identify Shapes and Matching Parts

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students identify real world objects as shapes they have learned. In this 3-D shapes worksheet, students identify shapes such as a cube for a box, a sphere for a globe, and a cylinder for a soup can.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Surface Area

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Students calculate the surface area of cubes, solids and cylinders. In this geometry lesson, students define the surface area formulas for different prisms. They calculate the surface area with 100%, and 80% accuracy.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Volume of a Stair-Step

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders calculate the volume of a stair-step. In this volume lesson, 6th graders apply their knowledge of the formula for finding volume. They practice their use of math language since this lesson is presented in a Japanese...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

New Boxes from Old

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders take a rectangular box (e.g., a cereal box) and cut it up to make a new, cubical box with the same volume as the original. In so doing, they will discover that because the cubical box has less surface area than the...