Find your Formula!

Students will investigate the formula for the volume of a pyramid and/or cone and use those formulas to calculate the volume of other solids. The students will have hands-on discovery working with hollow Geometric Solids that they fill with dry rice, popcorn, or another material.
Resource ID#: 71798 Type: Lesson Plan
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Subject(s): Mathematics
Grade Level(s): 7, 9, 10, 11, 12
Intended Audience: Educators educators
Suggested Technology: Computer for Presenter, Interactive Whiteboard, Basic Calculators, LCD Projector, Microsoft Office
Instructional Time: 50 Minute(s)
Keywords: volume, cone, pyramid, investigate volume formulas, geometry, three-dimensional, faces, edges, vertices, curved, circle, cylinder, sphere, figure
Instructional Component Type(s): Lesson Plan
Resource Collection: FCR-STEMLearn Geometry

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