Content code
m1754
Slug (identifier)
units-for-measuring-volume-elementary
Parent content
Grades
Grade 5
Grade 6
Equivalent file in the opposite grade group
Topic
Mathematics
Content
Title (level 2)
5th and 6th Grade
Title slug (identifier)
fifth-and-sixth-grade
Contenu
Contenu
Title
What are the units used to measure volume?
Content
Corps

The conventional units of measurement for volume are centimetres cubed (|cm^3|), decimetres cubed (|dm^3|), and metres cubed (|m^3|).

Image
Units for measuring volume are centimetres cubed, decimetres cubed and meters cubed
Corps

The units of measurement used to calculate volume vary depending on the size of the object being measured. Larger objects require larger units of measurement.

Content
Columns number
3 columns
Format
33% / 33% / 33%
First column
Corps

To measure the volume of a box of tissues or a dictionary, I use |cm^3.|

Second column
Image
Tissue box
Third column
Image
Dictionary
Columns number
3 columns
Format
33% / 33% / 33%
First column
Corps

To measure the volume of a doghouse or microwave, I use |dm^3.|

Second column
Image
Doghouse
Third column
Image
Microwave
Columns number
3 columns
Format
33% / 33% / 33%
First column
Corps

To measure the volume of a refrigerator or a garden shed, I use |m^3.|

Second column
Image
Refrigerator
Third column
Image
Garden shed
Contenu
Title
See also
Content
Links