Lesson: Volumes of Spheres Mathematics • Second Year of Preparatory School

Students will be able to

• recall the formula for the volume of a sphere,
• use the formula for the volume of a sphere to find the volume of a sphere given its radius (or diameter) and vice versa,
• understand the relationship between the great circle and a sphere and how to calculate the volume of a sphere given information about its great circle,
• find the volume of a hemisphere or of other fractions of a sphere,
• solve real-world problems involving volumes of spheres.