What is volume?

1 Dexterhasmadesome3Dshapesusingcubes.

a) Whatisthesameaboutthe3Dshapeshehasmade?

Compareanswerswithapartner.

b) Whatisdifferentaboutthe3Dshapeshehasmade?

Compareanswerswithapartner.

c) WhatisthevolumeofeachofDexter’s3Dshapes?

cubes

2 Whatisthevolumeofeach3Dshape?

a) d)

volume= cubes volume= cubes

b) e)

volume= cubes volume= cubes

c) f)

volume= cubes volume= cubes

3

DoyouagreewithTeddy?

Explainyouranswer.

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The volume of this shape is

7 cubes.

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4 Eachcubehasavolumeof1cm3

Whatisthevolumeofeachshape?

a) b)

volume= cm3 volume= cm3

5 Threecuboidsaredrawnonisometricpaper.

A B C

a) Howmanycubesareneededtomakeeachcuboid?

A cubes B cubes C cubes

b) Ifeachcubehasasidelengthof1cm,whatisthevolumeof

eachcuboid?

A cm3 B cm3 C cm3

6 Ronismaking3Dshapesusing10cubes.

a) UsecubestoinvestigatethedifferentshapesRoncanmake.

b) Drawthreeofyourshapesontheisometricpaper.

c) Whatisthevolumeofeachofyourshapes? cubes

d) Compareanswerswithapartner.

Whatisthesameandwhatisdifferent?