Understanding Volume: How to Measure the Space an Object Occupies

1. Volume Part I

2. Volume is the amount of space an object takes up Just how much space does this object take up??? What is Volume? ? AND • Can we use the • formula? Why or • Why not? • V = L x W x H

3. Suppose you have a beaker of water…. 350 mL 300 mL 200 mL 150 mL 100 mL 50 mL 350 mL 300 mL 250 mL 200 mL 150 mL 100 mL 50 mL How can we determine the amount of space this object takes up? 300 mL – 250 mL 50 mL What would happen if I drop this object in the beaker? 250 mL

4. Let’s try a couple! • The beaker has 227 mL of water. An object is placed in the beaker. The beaker now reads 245 mL. How much space does the object take up? • The beaker has 207 mL of water. An object is placed in the beaker. The beaker now reads 239 mL. How much space does the object take up? 239 mL - 207 mL 245 mL - 227 mL 32 mL 18 mL

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