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Building cuboids interlocking centimetre cubes,
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RMA or 1 cm squared paper

This cuboid uses 16 centimetre cubes'. REMEMBER

Volume is the
amount of space
an object takes up.

Its height is 2 cm »lts length
Its volume is 16 cubic centimetres.
16 cubic centimetres can be written 16cucml

a Make as many different cuboids as you can
_Lwith volumes of16jcubic centimetres.

b Record the height, length and width of each one.

a I Draw this shape oh squared paper.
—(-Use.24 centimetre cubes to build a cuboid
which will fit on top of the shape. !

b Now describe it in the way
_„ .shown, by the blue writing.

jMDn squared paper, draw other shapes on whj_ch you can
build a cuboid with 24 centimetre cubes.

b Check your ideas using Centimetre cubes;
c Describe each cuboid. 1_

CHALLENGE

• Make a cuboid with a volume of SOcucm.
• Describe it. •Try to draw it.