*Remember we will let each edge represent 1 inch.           Make sure you label all your answers with the correct dimensions.             Length, width and height are all important to Volume. Pay attention to how each is changing.           Are you labeling your answers?           HINT You may want to pay special attention to how many cubes you are adding each time you add a row.                                Click here for help in figuring out the formula

Start with one cube*   We will say it has length of 1 inch, a width of 1 inch and height of 1 inch. We will call it a one inch cube.   1. a) What happens if we add another cube? What is the length? _____ The width? _____ The height? _____ How many inch cubes are in this row? _____ b) What happens if we add another cube? What is the length? _____ The width? _____ The height? _____ How many inch cubes are in the row now? _____ c) What happens if we add several more cubes? What is the length? _____ The width? _____ The height? _____ How many inch cubes now? _____   2. a) What if we add a whole second row? What is the length? _____ The width? _____ The height? _____ Now there are how many inch cubes in the shape? _____ b) What if we add another row? What is the length? _____ The width? _____ The height? _____ How many inch cubes do we have now? _____ c) What if we added several more rows? What is the length? _____ The width? _____ The height? _____ How many cubes do you have now? _____   3. a) What if we add a whole new layer? What is the length? _____ The width? _____ The height? _____ How many inch cubes does this shape have now? b) Let's try one more... What is the length? _____ The width? _____ The height? _____ How many cubes?_____

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