Surface & Volume Lab

Mathematics discovery

Surface & Volume Lab

Today's mission

Surface & Volume Lab: Look and choose

Surface & Volume Lab: Choose the blocks that completely fill the small box.

Notice Try Show
A transparent box and three arrangements of same-size cubes

What do you think?

Grown-up guide

Learning goal

Compare how containers cover space and how faces can be composed from shapes.

Listen for

A taller pile always fills more space than a compact arrangement.

Teaching move

Use identical cubes and ask learners to check for hidden gaps.

Standards under review

CCSS.MATH.1.G.A.2 / CCSS.MATH.2.MD.D.10

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