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Lesson 4 - Relating the Dimensions of a Rectangular Prism to Its Volume

 

To encourage students to have fun on the Web while learning about Relating the Dimensions of a Rectangular Prism to Its Volume, here are some games and interactive activities they can do on their own or in pairs.

Goal

Discover how changing sides of a rectangle prism affects its volume; sketch a rectangular prism given its volume.

Builds Upon

Student Book pages 398-400

Instructions for Use

Surface Area and Volume lets students manipulate three-dimensional shapes to estimate surface area and volume.

To use Surface Area and Volume, click on the prism and drag it to see the front, side and top views. Using the three buttons - front, side and top views - rotate the prism to observe all three axis's - y axis, x axis, and z axis.

To change the dimensions of the rectangular prism, adjust the height, width, and depth sliders. The volume and surface area of the shape are displayed in the lower right portion of the applet. By changing the dimensions of the shape, notice the surface area and volume change.

 

Surface Area and Volume of a Rectangular Prism lets students observe the changes in surface area and volume as your child changes the dimensions of the prism.

 

To use Surface Area and Volume of a Rectangular Prism, drag the pink dots to change the dimensions of the rectangular prism. Notice the changes in area and volume as you change the dimensions.