This practical task requires you to construct a one metre newspaper roll, use it to estimate the dimensions of a room, then calculate the volume of that room.
Using sheets of newspaper, roll the paper up to make a 1 metre length and secure with tape.
You will need to make the roll quite thick and strong.
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Your task is to estimate the volume of a room in your school in cubic metres, using the one metre roll of newspaper you have made.
My estimate of the:
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width of the room is ____________ m
length of the room is ____________ m height of the room is ____________ m |
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Using your estimates above, calculate the volume of the room, in cubic metres. Show your working in the box below.
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