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rn Use 54 cubes to build a cuboid. Call it cuboid A.
Cover it with paper and tie it up with string.

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I]] Use 112 cubes to build another cuboid. Call it cuboid B.
Cover it with paper and tie it up with string.

~ How much string do you think you used to tie up each cuboid?

Estimate first, then remove the string and measure.

estimate length

cuboid A

cuboid B

~ Try to build 2 cuboids that need the same amount of string.
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Name Estimating and measuring length.
Materials: Multilink cubes, string, paper, rulers
Date
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~ HarperCollinsPublishers Ltd 1997 STEPS 3b Differentiation Pack