Volume and capacity

problem
The big cheese

Age

7 to 11

Challenge level

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?
problem
Multilink cubes

Age

7 to 11

Challenge level

If you had 36 cubes, what different cuboids could you make?
article
Mouhefanggai

Imagine two identical cylindrical pipes meeting at right angles and think about the shape of the space which belongs to both pipes. Early Chinese mathematicians call this shape the mouhefanggai.
article
Volume of a pyramid and a cone

These formulae are often quoted, but rarely proved. In this article, we derive the formulae for the volumes of a square-based pyramid and a cone, using relatively simple mathematical concepts.
problem
Pouring problem

Age

7 to 11

Challenge level

What do you think is going to happen in this video clip? Are you surprised?