Volume and capacity
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problemCylinder Cutting
An activity for high-attaining learners which involves making a new cylinder from a cardboard tube. -
problemA Jar of Teddies
How many teddies are in the jar? How many teddies could you fit in your classroom? -
problemThe Genie in the Jar
This jar used to hold perfumed oil. It contained enough oil to fill granid silver bottles. Each bottle held enough to fill ozvik golden goblets and each goblet held enough to fill vaswik crystal spoons. Each day a spoonful was used to perfume the bath of a beautiful princess. For how many days did the whole jar last? The genie's master replied: Five hundred and ninety five days. What three numbers do the genie's words granid, ozvik and vaswik stand for? -
problemFavouriteGrowing Rectangles
What happens to the area and volume of 2D and 3D shapes when you enlarge them?
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problemFavouritePlace Your Orders
Can you rank these sets of quantities in order, from smallest to largest? Can you provide convincing evidence for your rankings?
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problemChocolate Cake
If I don't have the size of cake tin specified in my recipe, will the size I do have be OK?
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problemFavouriteColourful Cube
A colourful cube is made from little red and yellow cubes. But can you work out how many of each?
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problemPlutarch's Boxes
According to Plutarch, the Greeks found all the rectangles with integer sides, whose areas are equal to their perimeters. Can you find them? What rectangular boxes, with integer sides, have their surface areas equal to their volumes?
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problemFavouriteSending a Parcel
What is the greatest volume you can get for a rectangular (cuboid) parcel if the maximum combined length and girth are 2 metres?