The amount of 3-dimensional space something takes up is called its volume.

A cubic centimetre is volume that is made by a cube that is 1 centimetre on each edge.

A cubic metre is volume that is made by a cube that is 1 metre on each edge.

Describe the units used to measure volume

Maths

In this unit pupils will explain what volume is using a range of contexts and describe the units used to measure volume. They will explain how to calculate the volume of a cuboid and explain what a cube number is. In the future unit pupils will explain the use of the commutative and distributive laws when multiplying three or more numbers. 

In the prior unit pupils calculated the area of a rectangle using multiplication and used their knowledge of area to solve problems. In this unit pupils will explain what volume is using a range of contexts and describe the units used to measure volume. They will explain how to calculate the volume of a cuboid.

Understand the concept of volume

Which of these images show a cubic centimetre?

Each cube in the image above is one cubic centimetre. What is the correct way to write the volume of this shape?

Each cube in the image above is one cubic centimetre. What is the volume of this shape? {{ }} cm$$^3$$

How many cubic centimetres are equivalent to one cubic metre?

What is the name of the 3D shape with 6 square faces?

Which of these is a standard unit of measure?

True or false: objects with different masses always have different volume.

Starter Quiz