Finding Volume of Prisms

Finding Volume of Prisms

5th Grade · Math · 60 min

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Learning Objective

I can calculate the volume of rectangular prisms using formulas.

  • 1

    The volume of a rectangular prism is the amount of three-dimensional space it occupies.

  • 2

    The formula for finding the volume of a rectangular prism is volume = length × width × height or v = lwh.

  • 3

    Volume is measured in cubic units, because you are multiplying three dimensions together.