Finding the volume of Rectanular Prisms

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Last updated almost 6 years ago

6 questions

Note from the author:

Exploring finding the volume of rectangular prisms using cubic units.

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Why is it important to know how to find the volume of a 3-D object?

Exploring finding the volume of rectangular prisms using cubic units.

The area of the outside of a 3-D figure

The measurements of all of the sided of a 3-D figure

The amount of units needed to fill the space on the inside of a 3-D figure

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What is volume?

The area of the outside of a 3-D figure

The measurements of all of the sided of a 3-D figure

The amount of units needed to fill the space on the inside of a 3-D figure

Add all of the cubes in one layer.

Add 9 3 times or multiply 9 x 3

Count the cubes around the outside.

Yes

No

How many layers doe this rectangular prism have?

4

2

8

16

How many cubic units are in one layer of this cube?

3

27

9

4

Once we know how many cubes are in one layer, how do we find the volume of this cube?

Add all of the cubes in one layer.

Add 9 3 times or multiply 9 x 3

Count the cubes around the outside.

Does flipping this rectangular prism change the volume of it? 

Yes

No