Credits
Thank you to Brent Mecham, of Pine View Middle School in Utah, who allowed us to evolve his classroom lessons into this fun WebQuest exploration!
Many math sites were used to offer extension activities:
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Harcourt School Publishing's Solid Figures Activity http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/solid_figures/
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Utah State University's Platonic Solids Activity http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/frames_asid_128_g_3_t_3.html?open=instructions
From 321Know Math:
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Volume of Cylinders Practice http://www.321know.com/g88_vox4.htm
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Volume of Rectangular Prisms Practice http://www.321know.com/g88_vox5.htm
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Volume of Triangular Prisms Practice http://www.321know.com/g88_vox6.htm
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Utah State University's "How High" cylinder game http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/frames_asid_275_g_3_t_3.html
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Harcourt's Interactive Glossary http://www.harcourtschool.com/glossary/math_advantage/glossary8.html
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Math.com's Geometry Homework Helper http://www.math.com/homeworkhelp/Geometry.html
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Erich’s Packing Center http://www.stetson.edu/~efriedma/packing.html
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