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The Geometric Solids tech tool allows students to manipulate various 3D figures and explore the relationships among faces, edges, and vertices. Cubes, tetrahedron, octahedron, dodecahedron, and icoahedron can be viewed in solid or net form.
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This interactive tool shows either a rectangular or triangular prism where learners have control over the length, width and height. By changing these dimensions, they are able to see how the volume and surface area will change.
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In this video, a fifth grade teacher works with her students to introduce and explore the concept of surface area. She builds on the ideas of simple and complex shapes and finding their areas. She uses great visuals in her introduction as well as promoting discussion between her students.
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This tech tool allows students to compare the volume and surface area of different shapes as well as compare the same shape with different dimensions. Learners are able to see how changing the dimensions of a shape can affect the surface area and volume of the shape.
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This resource from Scholastic contains a lesson plan that introduces students to the concept of finding the volume of prisms, pyramids, and cylinders. Reproducible handouts that supplement the lesson are also included.
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This link provides access to an instructional video that explains how to find the volume of a rectangular prism using fractional unit cubes. In addition, this video makes the connection between the use of unit cubes and the traditional volume formula.
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