Perimeter, Area and Volume - Volume of a Cuboid - Worksheet

The worksheet focuses on teaching Year 6 students how to calculate the volume of cuboids. The National Curriculum objective is to calculate, estimate, and compare the volume of cubes and cuboids using standard units such as cubic centimetres (cm³), cubic metres (m³), and extending to other units like cubic millimetres (mm³) and cubic kilometres (km³). To facilitate learning, differentiated sheets and teaching slides are provided as resources. Key vocabulary terms include cube, volume, measure, cuboid, area, base, height, length, and width. Students are encouraged to understand the connection between counting cubes and the formula for volume (length × width × height), which is essentially the area of the base multiplied by the height.

During the lesson, critical questions prompt the students to identify the dimensions of a cuboid and apply their knowledge to calculate missing lengths when given the volume. Activities are designed to help children practise finding the volume of cuboids with provided dimensions, and some tasks require converting measurements. At a more advanced level, students will find the volume of cuboids by determining missing lengths, widths, or heights. The worksheet also includes reasoning and problem-solving exercises where students calculate the volume of various shapes, reinforcing their understanding of the volume formula and its application to real-world problems.