Area, Surface Area, and Volume · Geometry

Volume of Rectangular Prisms

Calculating volume using fractional edge lengths and unit cubes.

Key Questions

  1. 1How does the size of the unit cube affect the volume measurement?
  2. 2What is the relationship between the area of the base and the total volume?
  3. 3Why do we use cubic units instead of square units for volume?

Common Core State Standards

CCSS.Math.Content.6.G.A.2
Grade: 6th Grade
Subject: Mathematics
Unit: Area, Surface Area, and Volume
Period: Geometry

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