FUN WITH VOLUME

With your group members, make a shape on the cm2 paper. It can be any shape at all, regular or irregular. Write down the volume in your column, but keep it a secret.

When you are finished, go to the different groups according to the next number after your group number. Try to estimate the volume of the shape that group created, and then measure using your centimeter cubes.

Mark your estimates and measurements in the table below.

GROUP NUMBER	ESTIMATE VOLUME	ACTUAL VOLUME
Group #1
Group #2
Group #3
Group #4
Group #5
Group #6
Group #7
Group #8
Group #9

FUN WITH VOLUME: THE SEQUEL!

On your table you will find a number of boxes. Look at the boxes, study them closely; how can you figure out the volume of each box?

Use the centimeter cubes to fill 1 layer of the box, but do not add any more cubes. About how many cubes do you think can fit into each box? Why do you think that? Which box do you think holds the most cubes? Explain your thinking.

BOX #	Number of cubes in 1 layer	Estimated volume of the box
BOX #1
BOX #2
BOX #3
BOX #4

Now, try to figure out the actual volume of each box in any way you can. Don’t forget that volume is in three-dimensions (length, width, and height).

Box #1: Box #2:

Box #3: Box #4:

CRAZY CAPACITY

First, write in the appropriate unit of measurement for each container shown.

Next, write in the actual measurement in both liters (L) and milliliters (mL).

Container Number

Appropriate unit of Measurement

Actual measurement (L)

Actual measurement (mL)