Balancing Blocks (Volume)
This Gizmo provides you with two challenges. First, use blocks to build a figure with a given volume. Then, try to balance the blocks on a platform that sits on the tip of a cone. The dimensions of the platform can be adjusted, and blocks can be added or deleted by clicking on the model.
LESSON MATERIALS:
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Student Exploration Sheet
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Exploration Sheet Answer Key
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Teacher Guide
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Vocabulary Sheet
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Assessment Questions
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
- Find the volume of a rectangular prism by counting how many unit blocks it contains.
- Find the volume of a rectangular prism by multiplying length × width × height.
- Find the volume of irregular solids that are composed of unit blocks.
- Balance rectangular prisms and irregular solids on a point.
VOCABULARY:
- area, balance, dimension, prism, product, rectangular prism, volume
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