Connecting Volumes of Cones and Cylinders Using Visual Models

Connecting Volumes of Cones and Cylinders Using Visual Models

Discover the relationship between the volume of cones and volume of cylinders in this activity.


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Putting It All Together

Answer these open ended questions on your own or with others to form deeper math connections.

Offene Frage 1

As you change the base and height, what is the same between the cylinder and the cone?

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Offene Frage 2

As you change the base and height, what is different between the cylinder and cone?

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Offene Frage 3

If you divide the volume of a cone with the volume of a cylinder with the same base and height, what is the result?

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Offene Frage 4

Would 3 cones fit evenly into a cylinder of the same base and height? Why or why not?

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