Use Cavalieri’s Principle to Compare Aquarium Volumes

This task presents a context that leads students toward discovery of the formula for calculating the volume of a sphere.
Resource ID#: 44523 Type: Problem-Solving Task
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Subject(s): Mathematics
Grade Level(s): 9, 10, 11, 12
Intended Audience: Educators educators, Students , Parents
Suggested Technology: Adobe Acrobat Reader, Microsoft Office
Instructional Time: 20 Minute(s)
Keywords: Cavalieri's Principle, volume, sphere, cross-sections, cone, Florida Standards, radius of a cylinder, radius, cylinder, height, volume, interpret, expression, fraction, square root, denominator, numerator, power, cpalms, icpalms, illustrativemathematics.org, illustrative mathematics, tasks, mathematics, math, Florida standards, resource, free, freely available, problems-based learning, student activities, Pythagorean theorem, hypotenuse, right triangle, diagonal, distance, length, leg
Instructional Component Type(s): Problem-Solving Task
Resource Collection: Illustrative Mathematics

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