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Volume and Surface Area Using A Rubik Cube
 
Exploring Surface Area
and Volume
Directions: Return
to menu.
1) Print this page first by clicking
on the Print button above.
2) Click on this link
to a Rubik Cube and answer the questions below.
3) Grab the cube
and move it around by holding down the left mouse button.
A)
Find the volume by counting the number of small cubes.
Volume = ____
B)
Find the surface area of the entire cube by counting the squares on
each face ( side of the cube).
Surface Area = ____
4) Explain why the surface area
is different from the volume
5) Bonus:
Take one layer and move it around. Fill
in the chart below.
| For: |
Volume |
Surface Area |
| One Layer |
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| Two Layers |
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| Three Layers |
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6) Write about the relationship
between volume and surface area of the layers.
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Dr. Marcia L. Tharp
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Revision: Oct. 18, 2002
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