Measuring length (age 10+)
Recognise volume as an attribute of solid figures; understand that a unit cube (side length 1 unit) has 'one cubic unit' of volume and can be used to measure volume; a solid packed with n unit cubes has volume n cubic units
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If your child builds a solid shape using small cubes, can they count the cubes to find the volume — and explain what "one cubic centimetre" means in everyday terms?
Recognise volume as an attribute of solid figures; understand that a unit cube (side length 1 unit) has 'one cubic unit' of volume and can be used to measure volume; a solid packed with n unit cubes has volume n cubic units
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- Explain what 'volume' means for a 3D shape and how it differs from area
- Identify a unit cube and explain that it represents one cubic unit of volume
- Determine the volume of a small solid by counting the unit cubes that fill it
“If your child builds a solid shape using small cubes, can they count the cubes to find the volume — and explain what "one cubic centimetre" means in everyday terms?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Conceptual
- Subject
- Mathematics
- Domain
- Measurement
- Age range
- Ages 10–11