Numeracy Skills
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CALCULATING VOLUME
3D (Three-dimensional) Calculations
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Numeracy Skills
Volume of simple, plane shapes poster
Volume of simple, plane shapes poster
These posters will help you remember the area formulae for common 'plane shapes'.
What is volume?
What is volume?
Volume is a 3D property of shapes. It helps us understand how large something is in spatial terms
Consider a person sending a package via Vinted™.
a) How do they know what size box to send it in?
b) How do they know if the box will fit inside the pickup locker?
They could calculate the volume of the object they are sending and compare it with similar boxes of a similar 'capacity'.
Circles Area/Circumference Explained
Volume Explained
Activity 3.3 - Volume of cylinders
Activity 3.3 - Volume of cylinders
Click here to refresh your memory of the value pi, a critical property of circles which is needed to calculate the volume of a cylinder.
Activity 3.4 - Volume of spheres
Activity 3.4 - Volume of spheres
Click here to refresh your memory of the value pi, a critical property of circles which is needed to calculate the volume of a sphere.
'Area & Volume' Practice Tools & Worksheets
'Area & Volume' Practice Tools & Worksheets
'Area & Volume' Assessments
'Area & Volume' Assessments
These are the assessments you will be given in-class to determine whether you are developing, meeting or exceeding your numeracy target skills.
Help Videos
Help Videos
Use the following videos to help you understand the following topics.
Area Explained
Circles Area/Circumference Explained
Volume Explained
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