Measurement and Geometry
Virginia SOL 8.MG.2
Determine surface area of square-based pyramids and volume of cones and square-based pyramids.
What students need to be able to do
- Determine the surface area of square-based pyramids using concrete objects, nets, diagrams, and formulas.
- Determine the volume of cones and square-based pyramids using concrete objects, diagrams, and formulas.
- Examine and explain the relationship between the volume of cones and cylinders, and the volume of rectangular prisms and square-based pyramids.
- Solve problems in context involving volume of cones and square-based pyramids and surface area of square-based pyramids.