Volume of Shapes Composed of Right Rectangular Prisms

PBS Learning Media
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PBS Learning Media
Resource Type
Classroom Material
Keywords
volume adding parts 3D rectangular prism counting multiplication volume equation combining volumes addition Innovation Math Challenge WGBH
Subjects
Mathematics
Grade Levels
Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8
Audience
Classroom Teacher / Educator
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Volume of Shapes Composed of Right Rectangular Prisms

Use unit cubes to determine the volume of an irregular 3D figure. This video focuses on breaking a complex figure up into two rectangular prisms and then finding the volume of the parts before adding them together to get the whole figure. This video was submitted through the Innovation Math Challenge, a contest open to professional and nonprofessional producers.
Publisher
PBS Learning Media

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