Saturday, February 20, 2016

Crank Up the Volume or Not?



                                                        

For the purposes of this blog, please take the role of my 8th grade math students. This blog will be where I post assignments and general announcements for the class.


Hello my 8th grade scholars!

This past week you have learned about calculating the volume of different 3-dimensional figures, given valuable information about the figures. Here, you will first examine the photo provided above. Then, you will determine which formula from the list below will you need to find the volume of the item in the photo. Next, list what information is necessary to calculate the volume. Finally, explain how comfortable you are finding the volume of the figures introduced this week. Share which concepts pertaining to volume you would like to be retaught. Type all of your thoughts pertaining to this post in the comments below. This is simply for evaluation purposes. 

Volume of a Cylinder: V= πr^2 h
Volume of a Cone: V= (πr^2 h)/3
Volume of a Sphere: V= (4πr^3)/3

(π: 3.14, r: radius, h: height)