Curated OER
Maximum and Minimum Word Problems
In this maximum and minimum activity, students solve and complete 10 various types of word problems. First, they find the numbers if the product of the square of one of the numbers with the cube of the other number is to be a maximum....
Curated OER
Geometric Shapes: Which Item?
Which item is shaped like a cone? Give students a chance to compare shapes, determining which item represents the prompted shape or figure (and which don't). Through 4 multiple-choice questions, scholars identify a cone, a cube, a...
Curated OER
Identifying Shapes: Cubes, Triangles, Cones and Spheres
In this identifying shapes worksheet, students tell which shapes in sets are named, choosing from cube, triangle, cone or sphere. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
Curated OER
Net (Cone)
In this cone worksheet, students cut out, fold and assemble a solid figure of a cone by using the net provided on this page. No written directions are given.
The Tech Interactive
Tech Museum of Innovation: Inside Your Eyeball
After discussing the basics of the eye, this site explores the various functions of the eye and parts from the optic nerves to the retina. Cones, rods, and the brain are also discussed.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: Ask Dr. Math: Volume of a Cone
This question and answer site poses a problem dealing with the volume of a partly filled cone.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: Ask Dr. Math: Area, Volume of a Cone
This question and answer site gives the formulas for area and volume of a cone.