Defining Volume
True or False. Volume is the amount of space that an object takes up.
True.
True or False. A cube has six square faces.
True
What is the formula for finding the volume of a rectangular prism?
Volume = length x width x height
Double! How do you find the height if the volume, length, and width are given to you.
Divide the volume by the product of length x width OR multiply length x width and then guess-multiply for the height until you get the volume
Is volume measured in lines, square, or cubic units?
Cubic Units
RANDOM QUESTION: What high school did Ms. Crook go to?
Richards
I made a tower in the shape of a rectangular prism out of blocks. The length was 8 in, width was 2 in, and height was 4 in. What was the volume of the figure?
8x2x4 = 64 cubic inches
Volume = 4 cubic inches, length = 2 inches, width = 2 inches, height = ?
Height = 1 inch
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
The formula for volume of a rectangular prism is:
volume = length x width x height
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
A figure is made out of sugar cubes. If the figure is made of 6 rows, with 6 sugar cubes in each row, how many sugar cubes are there altogether?
6x6=36sugar cubes
What is the volume of the figure that is 2 feet byt 3 feet by 6 feet?
2x3x6=36 cubic feet
Volume = 12 cubic feet, width = 2 feet, height = 2 feet, length = ?
length = 3 feet
Centimeters x centimeters x centimeters = ?
cubic centimeters, or centimeters cubed
I have a figure that is 4 unit cubes by 3 unit cubes by 5 unit cubes. What is the volume
60 cubic units
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
A box is 9 inches by 11 inches by 8 inches. What is the volume of the box?
792 cubic inches
Volume = 56 cubic feet, length = 7 feet, width = 2 feet, height = ?
height = 4 feet
True or False.You can find the base of an object and multiply it by the height to find the volume.
TRUE
My pool is 10 feet long, 9 feet wide, and 12 feet deep. What is the volume of my pool?
1,080 cubic feet
What is the volume of the figure? (see slide 5)
288 cubic cm
Double!! Volume = 300 cubic cm, length = 10 cm, width = 6 cm, height = ?
height = 5 cm