True or False: Volume is the amount of space that an object takes up.
True.
What is the area of this rectangle?
3 x 5 = 15 cm2
What is the formula for finding the volume of a rectangular prism?
Volume = length x width x height
or
Volume = Area of base x height
What is the volume of a box that is 4 cubes long, 5 cubes wide and 6 cubes high?
4 x 5 =20, 20 x 6=120 cubic units
Why would filling a box with marbles and filling the same box with cubes be different amounts?
Sample answer:
They are different sizes and shapes. Marbles don't fit together as nicely as cubes.
Volume is measured in
A. Lines
B. Squared units
C. Cubic units
C
Area = length x width
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
24 cubic units
The formula for volume of a rectangular prism is:
volume = length x width x height
What is the area of this rectangle?
5 x 8 = 40 cm2
What is the volume of this figure?
6 x 3 x 4 = 72 cm3
My dresser is 7 feet long, 2 feet wide and 3 feet high. What is the volume of my dresser?
7 x 2= 14, 14 x 3= 42 cubic feet
Centimeters x centimeters x centimeters = ?
cubic centimeters, or centimeters cubed, or cm3
Which ONE of the following demonstrates area?
- a kleenex box
- the top of a desk
- a line
The top of a desk
A box is 9 inches by 11 inches by 8 inches. What is the volume of the box?
792 cubic inches
I want to double my box that has a height of 3 units, a width of 4 units and a length of 3 units. What can I do to double the volume?
Double one of the dimensions
What is the volume of this prism?
4 x 6 x 3 = 72 units3
True or False: Another formula for volume is Area of the base x height.
True
What is the area of this rectangle?
5 x 3 = 15 cm2
What is the volume of this prism?
12 x 6 = 72 units3
I want to half the volume of my box that has a height of 6 units, a width of 8 units and a length of 2 units. What can I do to cut the volume in half?
Cut one dimension in half
What is the volume of this figure?
A = 4 x 6 x 2 = 48
B = 4 x 3 x 2 = 24
48 + 24 = 72 cm3