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Volume Exploration Activities

Choose the best answer where options are given. For calculations, show your working and include the correct units.

Understanding volume

1.Which statement best describes the volume of an object?

The distance around its outside
The amount of three-dimensional space it occupies
The area of one of its flat faces
How heavy it is

2.A cube has sides measured in centimetres. Which unit is suitable for its volume?

cm
cm²
cm³
m²

3.A rectangular prism is 7 cm long, 2 cm wide and 3 cm high. What is its volume?

12 cm³
21 cm³
42 cm³
24 cm³

4.Which objects have volume? Select every correct answer.

A sealed lunchbox
A sheet of paper
A swimming pool
A tennis ball

Calculating volume

5.Work out the volume of a rectangular prism measuring 8 cm by 3 cm by 2 cm. Show your working.

6.A rectangular prism is 5 cm long, 4 cm wide and 6 cm high. Find its volume. Show your working.

7.A storage container has a length of 30 cm, a width of 12 cm and a height of 10 cm. Calculate its volume.

8.A rectangular prism is 9 cm long and 4 cm wide. If its height is doubled from 2 cm to 4 cm, what happens to its volume?

9.A water tank must hold 4,320 cm³. Its base is 24 cm long and 15 cm wide. How tall must the tank be?

10.A rectangular prism has a volume of 96 cm³. Its length is 8 cm and its width is 3 cm. Find its height.

Volume problem solving

11.Sketch a rectangular prism that could be built from 18 unit cubes. Label three possible dimensions and write a multiplication sentence showing its volume in cubic units.

12.Explain how to calculate the volume of a rectangular prism. Include the words length, width, height, multiply and cubic centimetres.