Summary
How to find the volume of a rectangular prism -- counting unit cubes or multiplying length x width x height. Mr. J builds it with cubes.
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Discussion questions
Volume is the number of unit cubes that fill a solid, measured in cubic units.
- What does volume measure?
- Why is volume given in cubic units?
- How does length x width x height give volume?
Quick work-a-long
Words to know: volume, cubic units, length, width, height
- Find the volume of a 3-by-4-by-2 box.
- How many unit cubes fill a 2-by-2-by-5 prism?