Young mathematicians find the surface area and volume of a square pyramid and a cone. In what looks like a typical activity out of a textbook, you'll find an activity where learners find an unknown measurement of a pyramid or cone, assessment discussion questions, and many practice problems and applications.

Concepts

pyramids, cones, geometric shapes, 3-d figures, volume of cones, volume, volume of pyramids

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Additional Tags

surface area and volume of pyramids and cones, math

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Classroom Considerations

• Needs a teacher's touch to make it a bit more engaging

Pros

• Multiple representations of the concepts
• Includes important math vocabulary, examples including complete solutions and graphics, and an activity filling in the steps of a proof

Cons

• None

Common Core

HSG-GMD.A.3 MP4 MP7 MP8