Measuring Volume with Unit Cubes
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Objective
I can measure the volume of rectangular prisms by counting unit cubes.
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Key concepts
3 concepts
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Volume is how much space something takes up and is measured in cubic units.
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A cubic foot is a cube where each side is 1 foot long, making it 1 foot by 1 foot by 1 foot.
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To find the volume of a shape made of unit cubes, you can count the number of cubes.
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Practice
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What does volume measure?
If each cube in a rectangular prism is a cubic centimeter, and you count 10 cubes, what is the volume of the prism?
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“How many unit cubes are used to build the rectangular prism shown below?”
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