Volume of Rectangular Prisms
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Volume of Rectangular Prisms
Volume of rectangular prisms worksheet: six prisms with their length, width and height given in cm, m, in or ft. Multiply the three edges to find each volume. Grade 5 with an answer key.
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Volume of a Rectangular PrismA teaching handout to hand out before this sheet: the rule, worked examples and common mistakes.- Skill
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Find the volume of a rectangular prism by counting unit cubes, then as layers of the base, then with V = l × w × h, and add the volumes of two prisms joined together.
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- For counting cubes, have the child find the number in one layer and multiply by the number of layers.
- Have the child write the units each time: cubic units for volume, square units for surface area.
- For surface area, have the child list each face and its area, and check that they have counted every face.
Common mistakes
- Counting only the cubes that can be seen and missing the hidden ones.
- Mixing up surface area and volume. Surface area is the wrapping paper; volume is what fills the box.
- Forgetting the 1/3 in the volume of a cone or a pyramid.
- Writing square units for a volume. Volume is counted in cubes, so its units are cubic, such as cm³.
