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Finding Volume of Rectangular Prisms

The document explains the concept of volume, measured in cubic units, and demonstrates how to calculate the volume of cubes and rectangular prisms. It includes interactive activities for building shapes with specified volumes and encourages discussion of strategies used to determine volume. The focus is on understanding volume through practical application and collaboration with partners.

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Finding Volume of Rectangular Prisms

The document explains the concept of volume, measured in cubic units, and demonstrates how to calculate the volume of cubes and rectangular prisms. It includes interactive activities for building shapes with specified volumes and encourages discussion of strategies used to determine volume. The focus is on understanding volume through practical application and collaboration with partners.

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VOLUME

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Cubic Units
 Volume is measured in cubic units.
 You could use cubes to fill a
rectangular prism such as a box.
One Cubic Unit
1 unit
(length) AA unit
unit might
might be
be
measured
measured in in
inches,
inches, feet,
feet,
centimeters,
centimeters, [Link].
1 unit
(height)
1 unit
(width)
How many cubic
units are in this
cube?
Build Yes, it
this is 8
cube. cubic
units!
How many cubic
units are in this
rectangular prism?
Yes, it is 8
cubic
units!

Replicate this rectangular


prism.
How about this
one?
Remember…
there are
some cubes
you can’t see!

Watch...
How many cubic units are in
this rectangular prism?

Yes! There
are 12 cubic
units!

Replicate this rectangular


prism.
Number of cubes in each
Let’s try it! layer
3 x 6 = 18 cubic units
Number of layers

There are 3 layers


of 6 cubic units
The bottom layer
has 2 rows of 3
cubic units.
2 x 3 = 6 cubic
units
Replicate this rectangular
Find the volume of this
one!
What
did you
find?

24 cubic
units

Replicate this rectangular


prism.
Partners use your cubes to build a
rectangular prism or a cube with a
volume of 15 cubic units.

Could there be more than one way


to make a rectangular prism?

Partners raise your hands when you


have finished building a rectangular
prism or cube with 15 cubes.
One partner build a rectangular
prism or cube. Have your partner
tell you the volume.

Then the other partner gets to build


a rectangular prism or cube. Have
your partner tell you the volume.

You may keep doing this until time is


called.
Discuss with your partner the
strategies you used to find the
volume of rectangular prisms and
cubes.

Be ready to share your strategies


with the class.

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