Composing Prisms by Stacking Cubes
Skill:
Model the concept of the volume of a solid figure using cubic units.
Composing Prisms by Stacking Cubes
Explore how the volume of a 3-dimensional prism is composed layer by layer in this activity.
Putting It All Together
Answer these open ended questions on your own or with others to form deeper math connections.
Open-ended question 1
In your own words, how would you describe a unit cube?
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Open-ended question 2
How does each individual dimension of the cube affect its volume?
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Open-ended question 3
What are possible side lengths of a prism with a volume of 12?
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Open-ended question 4
How does the height of the prism affects its volume?
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