Learning Resources LRM320B-GUD - Manuals

room on the outside of a shape, and volume is the amount of space inside a shape. Discuss the importance of measuring volume, giving such examples as knowing how much water a pool will hold, how much air fills a SCUBA tank, or how much cement fits in a cement mixer. Ask students for other examples. ...

= (l ×× w) ×× H S quare Pri s m Vo l ume square prism = A ×× H = (w ×× l ) ×× H A = Area of the square base. H = Hei g ht of the prism. s = Leng th of the side. Tri ang ul ar Pri s m Vo l ume triangular prism = A ×× H = ( b ×× h) ×× H A = area of the triangle base ( b ×× h) h = al ti tude , or hei g...

= (π r 2 ) ×× H Py ram i d Introduce the general formula for finding the volume of a pyramid. Vo l ume pyramid = A ×× H Ask students to identify the difference between this general formula and the one for the prism. (There is one more variable: .) If students remember a volume formula for a prism, i...