Volume: Prisms & Cylinders

Lesson Prep

Lesson Details

• Duration: 50 minutes

• Learning Goal: Apply understanding of volume of cylinders and prisms with a 3 Act task and application problems.

Prework

• Consider joining our free online workshop to explore 3 Act Math more in depth

• If possible, use big whiteboards and have each group member write with different colors

• Write pre-scripted questions for audience members to ask during presentations

Classwork

• 3 Act Math - Popcorn Picker (Dan Meyer)

• Practice

  • One problem taken from John Rowe

Standards

Common Core

• HSG.GMD.A.3 – Use volume formulas for cylinders, pyramids, cones, and spheres to solve problems.

TEKS

• G.11(D) – apply the formulas for the volume of three-dimensional figures, including prisms, pyramids, cones, cylinders, spheres, and composite figures, to solve problems using appropriate units of measure