Area and volume
Calculate area of circles, sectors, trapeziums; volume and surface area of prisms, cylinders, cones and spheres
What you'll learn
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Imagine a chocolate bar 🍫. The area is how much space the chocolate covers on the table. Volume is how much space it takes up in 3D — like a box of chocolates 📦.
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Which measures the space INSIDE a 3D shape?
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Build a rectangular box with these blocks. Each block is 1 cm³. Count how many blocks fill the box — that's the volume!
- 4
Find the volume of a box that is 4 cm long, 3 cm wide, and 2 cm high.
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Now find the area of a rectangle that is 5 cm long and 4 cm wide.
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What is the area of a rectangle 5 cm long and 4 cm wide?
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A box is 3 cm × 2 cm × 5 cm. What is its volume?
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