Measuring the World · Geometry & Measurement

Volume of Composite Solids

Solving problems involving the volume of complex objects by breaking them into simpler parts.

Key Questions

  1. 1How can we find the volume of an irregular object by using what we know about prisms?
  2. 2Why is volume measured in cubic units while area is measured in square units?
  3. 3How does changing one dimension of a prism affect its total volume?

Common Core State Standards

CCSS.Math.Content.7.G.B.6
Grade: 7th Grade
Subject: Mathematics
Unit: Measuring the World
Period: Geometry & Measurement

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