Volume and capacity

  • Uniform units
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    Uniform units

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    Can you choose your units so that a cube has the same numerical value for it volume, surface area and total edge length?
  • In a Spin
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    In a spin

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    What is the volume of the solid formed by rotating this right angled triangle about the hypotenuse?
  • Tubular Stand
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    Tubular stand

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    If the radius of the tubing used to make this stand is r cm, what is the volume of tubing used?
  • Thirsty?
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    Thirsty?

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
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    Can you lay out the pictures of the drinks in the way described by the clue cards?

  • Bottles (1)
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    Bottles (1)

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
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    For this activity which explores capacity, you will need to collect some bottles and jars.

  • Bottles (2)
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    Bottles (2)

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
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    In this activity focusing on capacity, you will need a collection of different jars and bottles.

  • Compare the Cups
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    Compare the cups

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
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    You'll need a collection of cups for this activity.

  • Discuss and Choose
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    Discuss and choose

    Age
    5 to 11
    Challenge level
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    This activity challenges you to decide on the 'best' number to use in each statement. You may need to do some estimating, some calculating and some research.

  • Multilink Cubes
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    Multilink cubes

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    If you had 36 cubes, what different cuboids could you make?
  • problem

    The big cheese

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    Investigate the area of 'slices' cut off this cube of cheese. What would happen if you had different-sized block of cheese to start with?