meas y6 area volume

What you'll learn

1. 1

   Imagine filling a shoebox with 1cm cubes. The number of cubes that fit is the volume!

2. 2

   Fill this box with 1cm cubes — how many fit?

3. 3

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

4. 4

   Build a cuboid with 2 layers of 3 by 5 cubes — what's the volume?

5. 5

   A box is 5 cm long, 2 cm wide, 3 cm tall. What is its volume?

6. 6

   Now find the volume of a box that is 4 cm × 3 cm × 2 cm — use the cubes to help!

7. 7

   What is the volume of a 6 cm × 3 cm × 2 cm box?