Composing Prisms by Stacking Cubes

Composing Prisms by Stacking Cubes

Explore how the volume of a 3-dimensional prism is composed layer by layer in this activity.


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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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