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Unit cubes and volume

This lesson uses unit cubes and hollow objects to demonstrate the concept of volume and the units used. Further lessons build on this, introducing the formula.

Additional details
Year level(s)	Year 7
Audience	Teacher
Purpose	Teaching resource
Format	Web page
Teaching strategies and pedagogical approaches	Explicit teaching
Keywords	volume, prism formula, length, units, cubes
Curriculum alignment
Strand and focus	Measurement
Topics	Area, volume and surface area
AC: Mathematics (V9.0) content descriptions	AC9M7M02 Solve problems involving the volume of right prisms including rectangular and triangular prisms, using established formulas and appropriate units
Numeracy progression	Understanding units of measurement (P9)
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Organisation	Better Lesson
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