Year 6
Decimals and measures: The volume of cubes and cuboids
Year 6
Decimals and measures: The volume of cubes and cuboids
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- In this lesson, we will learn to calculate the volume of cubes and cuboids and then apply this to volume problems.
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3 Questions
Q1.
Calculate the area of the triangle.
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10.545 cm²
18.13 cm²
21.09 cm²
Q2.
Calculate the area of the parallelogram.
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1,190 mm²
2,652 mm²
Q3.
Calculate the area of the rectangle in mm².
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20.54 mm²
205.4 mm²
7 Questions
Q1.
Find the volume of the shape if each block represents 1 cm³.
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4 cm
4 cm²
Q2.
Find the volume of the shape if each block represents 1 cm³.
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6 cm³
8 cm³
Q3.
What is the volume of this cuboid?
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14.5 cm³
75 cm
Q4.
Some measurements are missing from the table below. Which measurement completes the table for a?
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2 cm
2 m
72 cm³
Q5.
Some measurements are missing from the table below. Which measurement completes the table for b?
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10 m
2 cm
2 m
Q6.
Some measurements are missing from the table below. Which measurement completes the table for c?
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10 m
2 m
72 cm³
Q7.
Find the volume of the cube A and cuboid B.
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320 cm³
54 cm³