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Curated OER

Rectangular Prisms (C)

For Students 4th - 6th
In this rectangular prisms worksheet, students use their problem solving skills to find the volume and surface area of 3 rectangular prisms.
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Organizer
Curated OER

Rectangular Prism Net

For Students 4th
In this geometry worksheet, students cut out a rectangular prism net. They cut along the dotted lines as indicated the scissors icon, and fold the piece along the solid lines to form the three-dimensional shape. There are no directions...
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Curated OER

Box It Up

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students calculate the surface area of prisms. In this geometry lesson, students investigate the properties of prisms and analyze ways to calculate the are of a rectangular prism. They derive the formula for surface area.
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Curated OER

Volume Review

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Learners investigate the concepts of volume for rectangular prisms and spheres. They measure the volume of one balloon and then consider how many breaths it would take to fill the room with balloons. The rectangular prism being measured...
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Curated OER

Volume and Surface Area, A Sweet Activity

For Teachers 1st - 12th
Geometry.... sweet! Using sugar cubes, learners build rectangular prisms of different sizes and shapes. They glue them together and assess volume. Then they color the outer sides to visualize and compute surface area. To make a visceral...
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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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Virginia Department of Education

Attributes of a Rectangular Prism

For Teachers 7th
A change is coming. Pupils use unit cubes to investigate how changes in the length, width, and/or height affects volume and surface area. They extend the results to write and test predictions on the effect of changing multiple sides on...
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Teach Engineering

Boxed In and Wrapped Up

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
If cubes have the smallest surface area, why aren't there more cube-shaped packages? Scholars take a box in the shape of a rectangular prism, cut it up, and make new boxes in the shape of cubes with the same volume. They then brainstorm...
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Curated OER

Volume and Surface Area of Right Rectangular Prisms

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners identify the formulas for three-dimensional figures. They use manipulatives to model problems. Students create foldables and explain volume and surface area. Learners complete worksheets and classify solids. Students sing a...
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Curated OER

Surface Area and Volume

For Students 8th
In this surface area and volume instructional activity, 8th graders solve 11 various geometry problems that include determining the surface area and volume for the measurements given and finding the surface area for each solid shown....
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EngageNY

General Prisms and Cylinders and Their Cross-Sections

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
So a cylinder does not have to look like a can? By expanding upon the precise definition of a rectangular prism, the lesson develops the definition of a general cylinder. Scholars continue on to develop a graphical organizer for the...
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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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Curated OER

Name the 3 Dimensional Shapes of the Objects

For Students K - 1st
Here are six solid figures for learners to identify. The names are listed along the left side and the shapes pictured on the right. Each shape is shown as a familiar object instead of just a drawing. Figures include a cylinder,...
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Curated OER

Volume of a Rectangular Prism

For Teachers 4th - 7th Standards
Children use the length, width, and height of an object to calculate the volume of a rectangular prism. They observe how to multiply three numbers at a time, and define volume. Pupils observe as the teacher demonstrates how to determine...
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Curated OER

Calculating Volume

For Students 4th - 8th
In this math worksheet, students complete 21 problems where they must find the volume of cubes and rectangular prisms. Since the formula for finding volume is such an important formula within geometry, this worksheet provides excellent...
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Education World

Investigating Volume

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
Explore the concept of volume using unit cubes. Working individually or in small groups, your class measures with a ruler in inches and calculates the volume of various rectangular household boxes (provided by the teacher) and completes...
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Virginia Department of Education

Exploring 3-D Geometry

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Take young mathematicians on an exploration of the world of 3-D geometry with this seven-lesson unit. After first defining the terms perimeter, area, and volume and how they apply to the real world, students continue on to learn the...
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Mathed Up!

Volume of Prism

For Students 7th - 10th Standards
The area is essential to volume. As part of the review for the General Certificate of Secondary Education math assessment, a helpful video covers how to find the volume of several common 3-D figures. Pupils use the general volume formula...
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Curated OER

Surface Area of Rectangular Prism

For Students 8th - 10th
In this geometry worksheet, students are given the length, width and height of a prism and asked to find the area of each figure. There are 8 questions with worked out answers.
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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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Curated OER

Rectangular Prism Net

For Students 4th
In this rectangular prism net worksheet, 4th graders cut out each side to the diagram and then turn each corner for proper assembly.
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Curated OER

Shapely Figures

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners are given magazines, scissors, glue, and one sheet of construction paper. They look for pictures showing real life representations of rectangular prisms, spheres, cones, and pyramids. Pupils cut out pictures showing each of...
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Curated OER

Living in a Geometrical World

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students participate in a series of hand-on, online, and multimedia activities to examine 2 dimensional and 3 dimensional shapes. They describe common geometric solids. They construct rectangular prisms using straws and ribbon.
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Curated OER

Geometric Shapes: Which Item?

For Students 2nd - 4th
Which item is shaped like a cone? Give students a chance to compare shapes, determining which item represents the prompted shape or figure (and which don't). Through 4 multiple-choice questions, scholars identify a cone, a cube, a...

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