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Published on Nov 19, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

FINDING THE VOLUME

RECTANGULAR PRISMS

WHAT IS VOLUME?

THE SPACE THAT A SOLID, LIQUID, OR GAS TAKES UP.
The space that a solid, liquid, or gas takes up.
Photo by John Ong

V= L*W*H

Photo by lovelihood

V=VOLUME

L=LENGTH

Photo by Auntie P

W= WIDTH

Photo by DRA Studio

H=HEIGHT

YOUR TURN!

PICK AN OBJECT AT THE FRONT
Have different options up front for the students to measure. (Box, crayon box, fish tank, cereal)
Photo by Here's Kate

LET'S WORK TOGETHER

  • Formula: V=LxWxH
  • What is the length?
  • Width?
  • Height?
Pick the fish tank and work up front with the students.

PRACTICE!

HOW MUCH SOIL WILL WE NEED?
Come up with a real-life problem where kids have to measure the volume of garden boxes to figure out how much soil to buy.