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Volume Exploration Activities
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Volume Exploration Activities
📦 Part 1: Understanding Volume
1. What is volume?
The distance around a shape
The amount of 3D space an object takes up
The flat surface of a shape
The weight of an object
2. Volume is measured in:
centimetres (cm)
square centimetres (cm²)
cubic centimetres (cm³)
metres (m)
3. A rectangular prism has dimensions: length = 4 cm, width = 3 cm, height = 2 cm. What is its volume?
9 cm³
18 cm³
24 cm³
14 cm³
4. Which real-life objects have volume? (Check all that apply)
A fish tank
A cardboard box
A piece of paper
A swimming pool
🧮 Part 2: Volume Calculations
5. Calculate the volume of each rectangular prism. Show your working.
a) Length = 5 cm, Width = 4 cm, Height = 3 cm
Volume = _______ cm³
b) Length = 6 cm, Width = 2 cm, Height = 4 cm
Volume = _______ cm³
6. A storage box is 25 cm long, 20 cm wide, and 15 cm high. What is the volume of this box?
Answer: _____________ cm³
7. If you double the height of a rectangular prism, what happens to its volume?
🎯 Part 3: Problem Solving
8. A fish tank needs to hold 3,600 cm³ of water. If the tank is 20 cm long and 12 cm wide, how tall does it need to be?
Height needed: _______ cm
9. Draw a rectangular prism made from 12 unit cubes. Label its dimensions and write the volume formula you used.
Formula: Volume = _____ × _____ × _____ = _____ cm³
10. Explain in your own words how to find the volume of a rectangular prism. Use the words: length, width, height, multiply, and cubic centimetres.
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