VOLUME
What is Volume? Volume is the measure of the capacity of a container. It is the measure of how much a container of a particular shape will hold - liquids, dry substances, etc.
Cubic Units Volume is measured in cubic units. Use cubes to fill a rectangular prism such as a box.
A unit might be measured in inches, feet, centimeters, etc. One Cubic Unit 1 unit (length) A unit might be measured in inches, feet, centimeters, etc. 1 unit (height) 1 unit (width)
How many cubic units is this rectangle? What did you find? Yes, it is 8 cubic units!
Remember… there are some cubes you can’t see! How about this one? Remember… there are some cubes you can’t see! Watch...
Yes! There are 12 cubic units! Now Count Them What did you find? Yes! There are 12 cubic units!
The formula for finding the volume of a rectangle is …. What’s the formula? The formula for finding the volume of a rectangle is …. L x W x H = Volume This means we take the length times the width, then multiply that by the height.
Let’s try it! L = 3 H = 3 W = 2 3 x 3 x 2 = 18 cubic units
Find the volume of this one! What did you find? 4 x 2 x 3 = 24 cubic units