Lesson · Grade 6 · Mathematics
How Much Does a Box Hold? Cubic Centimetres, Millilitres and Litres
- Grade 6
- Mathematics
- 1 min 16 s
- British Columbia
- BC6-MA-35
A 1 cm cube has a volume of 1 cubic centimetre and holds 1 millilitre. A box measuring 10 cm by 10 cm by 10 cm inside is filled layer by layer with 10 × 10 × 10 = 1000 of these cubes, so its volume is 1000 cm³, and then water replaces the cubes to show that it holds 1000 mL, which is 1 litre.
Concept: Volume and capacity: cubic centimetres, millilitres and litres
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The question this lesson answers
How much water can this box hold?
The amount a container can hold is called its capacity.
Transcript
What the lesson says
How much water can this box hold?
The amount a container can hold is called its capacity.
Inside, the box is 10 centimetres long, 10 centimetres wide and 10 centimetres tall.
A cube that is 1 centimetre on each side has a volume of 1 cubic centimetre.
A space of 1 cubic centimetre holds exactly 1 millilitre.
10 rows of 10 cubes cover the bottom, and 10 times 10 is 100 cubes.
10 layers fill the box, and 100 times 10 is 1000 cubes.
So the volume inside the box is 1000 cubic centimetres.
Each cubic centimetre holds 1 millilitre, so the box holds 1000 millilitres.
1000 millilitres make 1 litre.
So this box holds 1 litre of water.
Remember: 1 cubic centimetre holds 1 millilitre, and 1000 cubic centimetres hold 1 litre.
Curriculum
Where this fits
- British Columbia, Grade 6
Mathematics, Geometry and measurement: volume and capacityBC6-MA-35
Previous: Measuring and Drawing Angles with a ProtractorNext: Volume of a Rectangular Prism
The outcomes and strands follow the British Columbia curriculum.
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