Math Resources: Volume of Solids
All video demonstrations are from Kyle Pearce of Tap Into Teen Minds
Cylinder
- Review the calculation of the volume of a rectangular prism.
- Compare a cylinder to a rectangular prism.
- Use geometric solids manipulatives to demonstrate the circular base being raised through the height.
Square Pyramid
- Review the calculation of the volume of a cube.
- Compare a square pyramid to a cube using the geometric solids manipulatives to show the base and height are identical.
- Ask students to estimate how many square pyramids are needed to fill the same space as the cube.
- Square Pyramids in a Cube: MP4 video format
Cones
- Review the calculation of the volume of a cylinder.
- Compare a cone to a cylinder using the geometric solids manipulatives to show the base and height are identical.
- Ask students to estimate how many cones are needed to fill the same space as the cylinder.
- Cones in a Cylinder: MP4 video format
Sphere
- Review the calculation of the volume of a cone.
- Compare a cone to a sphere using the geometric solids manipulatives to show the base diameter and height of the cone are identical to the diameter of the sphere.
- Ask students to estimate how many cones are needed to fill the same space as the sphere.
- Volume of a Sphere Formula Using Cones: MP4 video format
Original cones and spheres presentation from Tap Into Teen Minds website:
https://tapintoteenminds.com/3act-math/cones-and-spheres/
