MathsYear 6Measurement

Volume of cuboids

Recognise that shapes with the same areas can have different perimeters; estimate volume of cubes/cuboids

What you'll learn

  1. 1

    Imagine a box of chocolates 🍫. The space inside the box is called its volume.

  2. 2

    What does volume tell us?

  3. 3

    Build this cuboid by dragging cubes — 3 long, 2 wide, 2 tall.

  4. 4

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

  5. 5

    Which calculation finds the volume of a cuboid?

  6. 6

    Find the volume of a cuboid that is 5 cm long, 4 cm wide, and 3 cm tall.

  7. 7

    A cuboid is 6 cm long, 2 cm wide, and 4 cm tall. What is its volume?

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