Defining Volume
Calculating Volume
Volume as Layers
Additive Volume
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True or False: Volume is the amount of space that an object takes up.
True.
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B. 60 cubic inches
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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.
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True or False.
Volume is additive.
True
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Volume is measured in
A. Lines
B. Squared units
C. Cubic units
C
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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
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How many cubes are in one layer of this rectangular prism? 
2 layer of 16
OR
4 layers of 8
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How do you find the volume of a composite figure? 
You find the volume of each rectangular prism then add the volume amounts together to get the total.
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The formula for volume of a rectangular prism is:
volume = length x width x height
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What is the volume of this figure?
6 x 3 x 4 = 72 cm3
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4 layers of 24
The prism is 4 cubes high and 6 cubes long and 4 cubes wide.
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What is the volume of this composite prism?
72 in3
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Centimeters x centimeters x centimeters = ?
cubic centimeters, or centimeters cubed, or cm3
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A box is 9 inches by 11 inches by 8 inches. What is the volume of the box?
792 cubic inches
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How many layers are in this rectangular prism? 
3 layers of 24
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What is the volume of this figure?
1431 cm3
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True or False: Another formula for volume is Area of the base x height.
True
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How do you find the area of a shape?
L X W
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What is the volume of this prism? It has 4 layers of 56 square meters.
224 m3
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What is the volume of this structure?
414 cm3