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How big is a cubic metre?
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TLF ID:
L163
Year level:
11-12
Learning object description:
Watch a game show host as he demonstrates the size of a cubic metre (100cm x 100cm x 100cm). See how small a cubic centimetre looks when compared with a cubic metre. Work through a series of questions about the length, width and height of a cubic metre. Work out areas of layers within a cubic metre. Use the areas of these layers to work out the total number of cubic centimetres contained within one cubic metre. This learning object is one in a series of five objects.
Key learning objectives:
- Students estimate the number of centimetres needed for the length, width, height and volume of a cubic metre.
- Students estimate the number of cubic centimetres needed to cover layers of a cubic metre.
Educational value:
- Encourages students to estimate the dimensions of a cubic metre using a cubic centimetre as the unit of measurement.
- Provides immediate feedback to student input via onscreen text and animated demonstrations.
Learning area:
Mathematics; Measurement; Number
Keywords:
Area; Calculations; Comparing; Equations; Estimation; Length; Millions; Multiplication; Volume (Capacity); Volume units; Width
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