MathsYears 10–11Geometry - Properties of Shapes

Area and volume

Calculate area of circles, sectors, trapeziums; volume and surface area of prisms, cylinders, cones and spheres

What you'll learn

  1. 1

    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 📦.

  2. 2

    Which measures the space INSIDE a 3D shape?

  3. 3

    Build a rectangular box with these blocks. Each block is 1 cm³. Count how many blocks fill the box — that's the volume!

  4. 4

    Find the volume of a box that is 4 cm long, 3 cm wide, and 2 cm high.

  5. 5

    Now find the area of a rectangle that is 5 cm long and 4 cm wide.

  6. 6

    What is the area of a rectangle 5 cm long and 4 cm wide?

  7. 7

    A box is 3 cm × 2 cm × 5 cm. What is its volume?

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