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eBook
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Interactive Geometry: 1.10 Volume of Solids

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Explore the volume of solid figures.
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Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Determining the Surface Area and Volume of Composite Figures

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Given a problem involving composite figures made from prisms, pyramids, spheres, cones, and/or cylinders, the student will find the surface area and volume of the composite figure.
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Unit Plan
Saddleback College

Algebra2go: Finding Volume Problem Sets

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource has three sets of problems. Each set has six questions for finding volumes of solid figures. Select a problem set, then select a question. Fill in the blank with the correct answer for each problem. When you have answered...
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Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Making and Verifying Conjectures About Three Dimensional Figures

For Students 9th - 10th
Students will explore volume conjectures and solve problems by applying the volume formulas to composite figures.
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Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Using Models to Connect to and Understand Volume Formulas

For Students 7th - 9th Standards
[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] The student will use models to develop formulas and connect them to the volume of prisms, spheres, cylinders, pyramids, and cones.
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Interactive
Government of Alberta

Learn Alberta: Math Interactives: Exploring Surface Area and Volume

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
This multimedia Learn Alberta math resource looks at surface area and volume and how math involved in the design of large inflatable shapes. The accompanying interactive component lets students investigate a variety of cylinders to get a...
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Interactive
Government of Alberta

Learn Alberta: Math Interactives: Exploring Surface Area, Volume, and Nets

For Students 5th - 8th Standards
Investigate the concepts of area, volume, 3D shapes, and nets using this interactive Learn Alberta math. The solid shapes focused on this exploration include rectangular and triangular prisms, rectangular and triangular pyramids,...
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Activity
University of Regina (Canada)

University of Regina: Math Central: Surface Area to Volume Ratio

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will investigate the relationship between surface area and volume and their application to the inner workings of real life organisms.
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Unit Plan
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Compare Volumes With Unit Cubes

For Students 4th - 6th Standards
Recognize volume as an attribute of solid figures and understand concepts of volume measurement. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
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Activity
Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Hotmath: Practice Problems: Geometry in Space

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Twenty-four problems covering a variety of solid figure topics: dimensions, volume, surface and base areas. They are given with each step to the solution cleverly revealed one at a time. You can work each step of the problem then click...
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Interactive
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: The Largest Container: Problems Using Volume and Shape

For Students 6th - 8th
This interactive exercise focuses on volume equations, measurement, and problem solving skills to compare the volume of 3D figures constructed from similar amounts of construction materials.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Comparing Volumes With Unit Cubes

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
In this exercise, students practice comparing volumes with unit cubes. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to get hints and try questions repeatedly.
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Handout
Science Struck

Science Struck: How to Find Volume With Water Displacement Method

For Students 4th - 8th
Tells the story of how Archimedes discovered the Archimedes Principle and his water displacement method for determining the volume and density of an object. Provides an explanation and several examples of how it is done.
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Unit Plan
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Volume of Rectangular Prisms With Unit Cubes

For Students 4th - 6th Standards
Find volume of 3-dimensional figures by counting unit cubes. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
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eBook
Math Planet

Math Planet: Surface Area and Volume of Pyramids, Prisms, Cylinders, and Cones

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Explanation of surface area and the volume of pyramids, prisms, cylinders, and cones through examples and a video lesson. [1:44]
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Unit Plan
Scholastic

Scholastic: Study Jams! Math: Measurement: Volume

For Students 4th - 8th Standards
This site provides great practice on the concept of volume. Students can first learn about the topic by watching a step by step instruction video that also points out areas of concern. Finally, students can practice their knowledge by...
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Volume of a Hemisphere

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson will present how to find the volume of a hemisphere. Students can look at a presentation and then take a quiz.
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Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Determining the Volume of a Sphere

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Use the volume of a cylinder in order to derive the formula for the volume of a sphere. Check understanding with a quiz.
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Interactive
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Comparing Volumes of Cylinders, Spheres, and Cones

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
This interactive exercise focuses on comparing volumes between figures that have the same height and diameter and drawing conclusions based on the ratios of the sizes.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Geometry: Heights of Cylinders Given Volume

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Find the heights of cylinders given the volume of the cylinder and one other dimension. Students can practice this concept by watching a video, studying notes,...
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Handout
Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: 5.md: Breaking Apart Composite Solids

For Students 4th - 7th Standards
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...
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Interactive
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Nctm: Illuminations: Volume of a Cube

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
"The volume of a cube can be developed by considering unit cubes, a single row (longs) of unit cubes or a single layer (flats) of cubes using this applet." This easy software makes it possible to easily construct a cube and take it...
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Lesson Plan
Shodor Education Foundation

Shodor Interactivate: Lesson: Surface Area and Volume

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Students explore surface area and volume through this lesson and worksheet activity.
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Activity
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Volume of Cylinder: Big Can of Soup

For Students 5th - 7th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students determine the volume of a cylinder by moving the points on the can of soup. Click challenge me to answer practice questions and click learn more to watch a video.