Cubic Measurements

We've been discussing the difference between linear measurements, measurements of area, and measurements of volume. We reviewed the units of measurement for volume: cubic meters, cubic centimeters, cubic feet, etc. We did hands-on work to prove our assumption that there are 1,000 cubic cm in a base-ten large cube. We also used meter sticks and yarn to visualize the volume (space it takes up) of a cubic meter. We were surprised to find out just how large it was, and how many of us could fit inside!