1. What does it mean to find the volume of a solid? For example:

2. In this lesson you will learn how to describe volume measures by using what you know about two and three dimensional shapes and the measures of area and perimeter.

3. Let’s Review You already know a lot about geometric shapes. Length Width PerimeterArea Polygons

4. A Common Mistake What do I need to remember in order to measure the volume? Perimeter? Dimensions? Perimeter? Dimensions? Area? Area?

5. Core Lesson Rectangular Prism Faces

6. Core Lesson Rectangular Prisms area

7. Core Lesson Rectangular Prism Length Width Height

8. Core Lesson If I count those little cubes, I’ll know the volume of the bigger cube!

9. In this lesson you have learned how to describe volume measures by using what you know about two and three dimensional shapes and the measures of area and perimeter.

10. Guided Practice Can you describe what you need to identify in order to measure the volume of this geometric solid? Length W i d t h Height Three Dimensions Volume measures the inside space.

11. Extension Activities Find examples of rectangular prisms. Measure the three dimensions in inches and/or centimeters.

12. face edge length width height unit cube Build a volume model. Be sure to label all of the important parts:

13. Quick Quiz An object must have to compute its volume ?  A large base  1 dimension c) 2 dimensions d) 3 dimensions

14. Quick Quiz 1) area2) length 3) perimeter4) volume Measuring three-dimensional space is called finding the ?