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.
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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.
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Use for 5 minutes a day.
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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4th Grade, 5th Grade Math
Vocabulario: Bloques de Equilibrio
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Ejercicio Práctico del Alumno: Bloques de Equilibrio
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4th Grade, 5th Grade Math
User Recommendations (5):
This is one of the new Gizmos that you might like.
Recommended for: 5th Grade MathGizmo User from Florida
Just used this Gizmo with my 6th grade science class. They really enjoyed it.
Recommended for: 6th Grade ScienceGizmo User from North Dakota
Students loved using this to learn about Volume.
Recommended for: 6th Grade, 7th Grade MathGizmo User from Quebec