Volume resources

Students calculate the total volume of a cream carton, and the unused capacity when filled to 300ml.

Students use a diagram of, and information about a measuring cup (a cone) to calculate and answer questions about volume.

Students calculate the volume of blocks in a cylinder, the cylinder and the space around the blocks.

Students use diagrams of two boxes with given dimensions to calculate the volume of both boxes and the number of smaller boxes that could fit into one of the boxes.

Students convert between millilitres, litres, pints and gallons, and kilometres and miles.

Students calculate the surface area and volume of cuboids.

Students calculate the capacity, in millilitres, of three containers whose measurements are given in centimetres.

Students calculate the width, height, perimeter and area of a dressing table, and the volume of a drawer from given measurements.

Students answer multiple-choice questions about volume of fish tanks given their dimensions.

Students work out how many triangular prism shapes there are in larger cuboid, and answer questions about volume of both shapes.

This practical task requires students to construct open boxes from grid paper and calculate their volumes.