- to determine whether students can independently figure out that the task requires them to find the volume of various 3D shapes (length x width x height)
- to get students to relate, in a concrete manner, that volume is really the amount of 3D space that an object occupies
- to deepen students' understanding of the differences between a cube and a rectangular prism (cubes have all sides equal, since they have 6 faces that are squares / rectangular prisms have 4 faces that are rectangular and 2 that are squares, therefore the sides are all not equal)
Take a look of the work my kiddies came up with. Some of the calculations were off but in general it is clear from their work samples that they have a conceptual understanding of volume. Good job!
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