Study Guide: Understanding Cubes
- Identifying a Cube: Look for a shape with six square faces, 12 straight edges, and eight vertices. The sides of the cube should all be the same length.
- Calculating Surface Area: To find the surface area of a cube, use the formula 6 × side2, where "side" represents the length of one side of the cube.
- Calculating Volume: To find the volume of a cube, use the formula side3.
- Real-life Examples: Discuss real-life examples of cubes, such as dice, sugar cubes, and certain types of storage containers.
- Practice Problems: Provide practice problems for the students to calculate the surface area and volume of different cubes.
◂Math Worksheets and Study Guides Fourth Grade. Problem Solving
Study Guide
Problem Solving 
Activity Lesson
Order of Operations Problem Activity Lesson
Make Change Activity Lesson
Multiplication & Division Problem Activity Lesson
Brainteasers: Make a Table Activity Lesson
Sorting Sneakers Activity Lesson
Fruit Salad Activity Lesson
Fence Frenzy Activity Lesson
Newspaper Route Activity Lesson
Parent Night Activity Lesson
Brainteasers: Guess & Check Worksheet/Answer key
Problem Solving Worksheet/Answer key
Problem Solving Worksheet/Answer key
Problem Solving Worksheet/Answer key
Step It Up
Activity LessonActivity LessonActivity LessonActivity LessonActivity LessonActivity LessonActivity LessonActivity LessonActivity LessonActivity LessonWorksheet/Answer keyWorksheet/Answer keyWorksheet/Answer keyWorksheet/Answer keyThe resources above cover the following skills:
Operations and Algebraic Thinking
Use the four operations with whole numbers to solve problems.
Multiply or divide to solve word problems involving multiplicative comparison, e.g., by using drawings and equations with a symbol for the unknown number to represent the problem, distinguishing multiplicative comparison from additive comparison. (See Appendix A, Table 2.) [4-OA2]
Solve multistep word problems posed with whole numbers and having whole-number answers using the four operations, including problems in which remainders must be interpreted. Represent these problems using equations with a letter standing for the unknown quantity. Assess the reasonableness of answers using mental computation and estimation strategies including rounding. [4-OA3]