Bellwork

1. Get your folder from the green

crate.
2. Rate yourself on scales 709 and
710.
3. Check off any boxes we have
learned so far, and any skills
you feel confident on.
4. Write about why you rated
yourself that way. Please be

Workbook pages 131-132

8-1A/B Volume of
Prisms
LG 710: Students will be able to
solve real-world and
mathematical problems involving
volume of 3D shapes composed
of cubes and right prisms.

Think-Pair-Share
What is a prism?
A prism is a threedimensional figure with at
least three rectangular
lateral faces and top and
bottom faces parallel.

Vocabulary
Prism- a three-dimensional figure with at
least three rectangular lateral faces. The
top and the bottom faces are parallel. The
equation for finding the volume is always
the area of the base times the height.

Meaning of Volume
How would you find the volume of each
rectangular prism?

What is a general formula we can use to

find the volume of any prism?

Volume- the measure of space

occupied by a shape (measured
in cubic units such as cm3 or in3)

Find the Volume of the

Rectangular Prism

V = Bh
V=(9.5*5)3
V= 142.5m3

Comparing Volumes

Watch your units! Be sure both are in the same

terms otherwise you will have to convert it before

Comparing Volumes

Triangular Prisms

Volume = Bh (Remember Base = 1/2bh of

the triangle)
*Do not confuse the height of the triangular

Find the Volume of the

Triangular Prism

You Try: Find the Volume of

the Triangular Prism

You Try: Find the Volume of

the Triangular Prism

8-1E Volume of
Pyramids

Which container holds

more?

1) Compare the bases of the prism and the

pyramid.
2) Compare the heights of the prism and
pyramid.
3) How many pyramids of water do you think
it will take to fill the prism?

Which container holds

more?
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Which container holds

more?

1) Compare the bases of the prism and the pyramid.

2) Compare the heights of the prism and pyramid.
3) How many pyramids of water did it take to fill the
prism?
4) What fraction of the volume of the prism is the
volume of the pyramid?

Which container holds

more?
1) Compare the bases of the
prism and the pyramid.
2) Compare the heights of
the prism and pyramid.
3) How many pyramids of
water did it take to fill the
prism?
4) What fraction of the
volume of the prism is the
volume of the pyramid?

Think-Pair-Share
What is a general formula we could
use to find the volume of any
pyramid?

Vocabulary
Pyramid- a 3 dimensional shape
with one base and triangular faces
that meet at a vertex. The height
is measured with a perpendicular
line from the vertex to the base

Remember: B= Area of

How to find the volume of a

pyramid

1)Find the area of the base

If a rectangle, use
area=bh
If a triangle, use area =
bh
2)Plug in B for the base, and
use the formula

Find the Volume of a

Pyramid

Check Your Progress

a) Find the volume of a
pyramid that has a height
of 9 centimeters and a
rectangular base with a
length of 7 centimeters and
a width of 3 centimeters.

Find the Height of a

Pyramid
A triangular pyramid has a volume of
44 cubic meters. It has an 8-meter
base and a 3-meter height. Find the
height of the pyramid.

Check Your Progress

b) A triangular pyramid has
a volume of 840 cubic
inches. It has a base of 20
inches and a height of 21
inches. Find the height of
the pyramid.

Check Your Understanding page

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Workbook pages 119 and 123 ODD.
Early finishers make up any missing
work, or read a book!