Measurement:
Volume

Block Party

Create three dimensional shapes from two dimensional patterns and determine their volumes.

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Computer Problems

What kinds of math problems could you have to solve in a company that builds computers?

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A Classroom Full of Water

How much water would it take to fill up a classroom, in cubic feet and gallons?

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Make a Box

Students must make a box with a given volume.

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Measuring Volume

With a glass of water and centimeter cubes, you can find the volume of any small object.

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Recycling Proposal

Your city wishes to develop an effective recycling program similar to the one we have here in Seattle, and would like you to prepare a proposal for getting it done.

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Snow

Snow takes up a lot more room than the same amount of liquid water. For some kinds of snow, it can take 10 inches of snow to equal 1 inch of liquid water.

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