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Clarification 1: Problem types include finding the volume or a missing dimension of a rectangular prism.Related Courses
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Problem-Solving Tasks
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MFAS Formative Assessments
Students are asked to determine the volume of a right rectangular prism given fractional edge lengths.
Students are asked to explain the relationship between two approaches to finding the volume of a right rectangular prism.
Students are asked to calculate the volume and surface area of a cube.
Students are asked to determine the volume of a right rectangular prism given fractional edge lengths.
Students are asked to determine the number of unit prisms needed to fill a larger prism with fractional dimensions.
Original Student Tutorials Mathematics - Grades 6-8
Follow Cindy as she learns about the volume formulas to create boxes in this interactive tutorial.
This is part 1 in a three-part series. Click below to open the other tutorials in the series.
Follow Cindy as she explores fractional unit cubes and finds the volume of rectangular prisms that have rational number dimensions in this interactive tutorial.
This is part 2 in a three-part series. Click below to open the other tutorials in the series.
Help Cindy find the missing dimension of a rectangular prism in her delivery services job with this interactive tutorial.
This is part 3 in a three-part series. Click below to open the other tutorials in the series.
Student Resources
Original Student Tutorials
Help Cindy find the missing dimension of a rectangular prism in her delivery services job with this interactive tutorial.
This is part 3 in a three-part series. Click below to open the other tutorials in the series.
Type: Original Student Tutorial
Follow Cindy as she explores fractional unit cubes and finds the volume of rectangular prisms that have rational number dimensions in this interactive tutorial.
This is part 2 in a three-part series. Click below to open the other tutorials in the series.
Type: Original Student Tutorial
Follow Cindy as she learns about the volume formulas to create boxes in this interactive tutorial.
This is part 1 in a three-part series. Click below to open the other tutorials in the series.
Type: Original Student Tutorial
Problem-Solving Task
This purpose of this task is to help students understand what happens when you scale the dimensions of a right rectangular solid. This task provides an opportunity to compare the relative volumes of boxes in order to calculate the mass of clay required to fill them. These relative volumes can be calculated geometrically, filling the larger box with smaller boxes, or arithmetically using the given dimensions.
Type: Problem-Solving Task
Tutorials
Find the volume of an object, given dimensions of a rectangular prism filled with water, and the incremental volume after the object is dropped into the water.
Type: Tutorial
This video involves packing a larger rectangular prism with smaller ones which is solved in two different ways.
Type: Tutorial
In this video, discover another way of finding the volume of a rectangular prism involves dividing it into fractional cubes, finding the volume of one, and then multiplying that area by the number of cubes that fit into the rectangular prism.
Type: Tutorial
This video shows how to solve a word problem involving rectangular prisms.
Type: Tutorial
Parent Resources
Problem-Solving Task
This purpose of this task is to help students understand what happens when you scale the dimensions of a right rectangular solid. This task provides an opportunity to compare the relative volumes of boxes in order to calculate the mass of clay required to fill them. These relative volumes can be calculated geometrically, filling the larger box with smaller boxes, or arithmetically using the given dimensions.
Type: Problem-Solving Task