Cavalieri's Principle Manipulative

Students will be learning about Cavalieri’s principle which states that if two solids have the same altitude and the cross section parallel planes are equal, then the volumes of the two solids are equal. Since this is a difficult topic for students to understand, the best way is for them to learn it using 3D objects. Students will be in small groups, no bigger than 4, and will be given six 3D shapes. They are to first examine the shapes and pair them according to what they believe has the same v