Volume of a rectangular prism activity
- Author:
- Esther Walker, David Wees, Erin , josie.may.waters, Crystal
Play around with the sliders next to the rectangular prism below to create a few different sized rectangular prisms. Notice that by adding layers you are increasing the amount of blocks in the prism.
Activities:
1. Using the sliders in the rectangular prism above, create a prism that measures 3 blocks wide x 4 blocks long x 2 blocks high. What is the volume of this prism? Remember that the volume is the number of blocks that the prism is made up from.
2. Now create a prism that measures 2 blocks wide x 5 blocks long x 3 blocks high. What is the volume of this prism?
3. lastly create a prism that measures 4 blocks wide x 5 blocks long x 2 blocks high. What is the volume of this prism?
4. Watch the clip below and do the activity in the clip with your partner.