Volume and capacity

There are 56 NRICH Mathematical resources connected to Volume and capacity
Maths filler 2
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Maths filler 2

Age
14 to 16
Challenge level
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Can you draw the height-time chart as this complicated vessel fills with water?
Maths filler
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Maths filler

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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Imagine different shaped vessels being filled. Can you work out what the graphs of the water level should look like?
Cuboid challenge
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Cuboid challenge

Age
11 to 16
Challenge level
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What's the largest volume of box you can make from a square of paper?
At the pumps
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At the pumps

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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How will you find out how much a tank of petrol costs?
All in a jumble
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All in a jumble

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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My measurements have got all jumbled up! Swap them around and see if you can find a combination where every measurement is valid.
Zin Obelisk
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Zin Obelisk

Age
11 to 14
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In the ancient city of Atlantis a solid rectangular object called a Zin was built in honour of the goddess Tina. Your task is to determine on which day of the week the obelisk was completed.
Oh! Harry!
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Oh! Harry!

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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A group of children are using measuring cylinders but they lose the labels. Can you help relabel them?
Funnel
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Funnel

Age
14 to 16
Challenge level
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A plastic funnel is used to pour liquids through narrow apertures. What shape funnel would use the least amount of plastic to manufacture for any specific volume ?
Cola Can
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Cola Can

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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An aluminium can contains 330 ml of cola. If the can's diameter is 6 cm what is the can's height?