Cubic measure

In this lesson, we will learn:

• That cubic measure refers to the cubed units that are used to measure volume
• How to count the cubic measure of volumes for a single layer of unit cubes
• How to count the cubic measure of volumes for multiple layers of unit cubes

Notes:

• Cubic measure refers to the units we use to measure volume
• A unit cube is a cube with a measure of 1 unit on each side
• Units can be in metric units (i.e. m³, cm³, mm³) or other customary units (i.e. ft³, in³, yd³)

• Recall that different dimensions (1-dimensional, 2-dimensional, 3-dimensional) correspond to geometric properties of shapes (perimeter, area, volume) as well as their units:

• For the 3D property of shapes ( volume ), we use cubes to measure the amount of space occupied by a 3D shape

• The cubic measure of volume can be thought of as the number of unit cubes that can fit in a 3D shape
• If there is only one layer of unit cubes, simply count the number to find the cubic measure.

• If there are multiple layers of unit cubes: count the number in one layer and multiply by the number of layers there are in the same direction.