Connecting Volumes of Cones and Cylinders Using Visual Models
Discover the relationship between the volume of cones and volume of cylinders in this activity.
Task 1
Putting It All Together
Answer these open ended questions on your own or with others to form deeper math connections.
Task 2
As you change the base and height, what is the same between the cylinder and the cone?
Task 3
As you change the base and height, what is different between the cylinder and cone?
Task 4
If you divide the volume of a cone with the volume of a cylinder with the same base and height, what is the result?
Task 5
Would 3 cones fit evenly into a cylinder of the same base and height? Why or why not?