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Common Core State Standards
Geometry
Geometric Measurement and Dimension
Explain volume formulas and use them to solve problems

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Lessons (3)

Introduces students to the concepts of surface area and volume.

Audiences: Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12

Primary Subjects: Geometry

Related Topics: area, arithmetic, dimension, geometry, integers, length, polyhedra, prisms, surface area, volume

This lesson teaches students how to find the volume of non-rectangular prisms.

Audiences: Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12

Primary Subjects: Geometry

Related Topics: area, depth, dimension, geometry, height, length, multiplication, polyhedra, prisms, rectangles, slant height, squares, surface area, triangle, volume, width

This lesson teaches students how to find the volume of rectangular prisms.

Audiences: Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12

Primary Subjects: Geometry

Related Topics: area, depth, dimension, geometry, height, length, multiplication, polyhedra, prisms, rectangles, squares, triangle, volume, width

Activities (2)

This activity allows the user to find the volume and surface area of various functions as they are rotated around axes. This applet can be used to practice finding integrals using the disk and washer methods of calculating volume.

Audiences: Grades 9-12, Undergraduate

Primary Subjects: Calculus

Related Topics: calculus, cartesian coordinate, coordinate plane, coordinate system, cosine, functions, graph, sine

Manipulate dimensions of polyhedra, and watch how the surface area and volume change. Parameters: Type of polyhedron, length, width and height. Surface Area and Volume one of the Interactivate assessment explorers.

Audiences: Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12

Primary Subjects: Geometry

Related Topics: assessment, dimension, geometry, length, polyhedra, prisms, surface area, volume