Volume Teaching Resources
Explore volume worksheets, games and more teacher-created resources to help your students build their measurement skills!
Aligned with Australian curriculum standards for maths, resources in this collection have all been designed with your lesson plans — and your students — in mind! Best of all, each digital and printable maths resource has been carefully reviewed by a member of our teacher team to ensure it's ready for your classroom!
New to teaching kids to grapple with volume? Read on for a primer from our teacher team!
What Is Volume? A Kid-Friendly Definition
You can't introduce your class to measuring volume without a simple definition they can understand! Here's one from our teacher team:
Volume is a measure of the amount of space that an object occupies in three dimensions.
What Are the Units of Volume?
While liquid volume is typically measured in liquid units such as litres or mililitres measuring the volume of a 3D object requires different units of volume, such as:
- Cubic centimetres
- Cubic metres
How to Measure the Volume of a Rectangular Prism
One of the first volume measurements that most Aussie teachers will introduce is how to find the volume of a rectangular prism such as a box or a cube.
The formula we use to calculate this figure is fairly simple:
- Cube volume = Length x Width x Height
The result will then be represented as a cubed figure. For example, you might see the volume of a box represented as 8 cubic centimetres or 8 cm³.
What Is a Unit Cube and How Is It Used?
A "unit cube" is an object with "one cubic unit" of volume. This specific type of cube has a side length of 1 unit, which makes it useful for measuring the volume of other 3D objects.
To find the volume of an object, students can count how many unit cubes will fit inside it without overlapping.
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Year 3 Using Units of Measurement Worksheets Bundle
Download year 3 worksheets for using units of measurement that are linked to the Australian Curriculum.
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Volume and Capacity Definition Poster
Display this volume and capacity definition poster in the classroom to help students identify the main difference between capacity and volume.
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Comparing Capacity Year 1 and Foundation Activity
Share this comparing capacity year 1 and foundation activity with your students to introduce them to early measurement concepts.
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Connecting Volume and Capacity Posters
A set of three posters to help with connecting and converting units of volume and capacity.
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Differentiated Volume of Rectangular Prism Worksheet Set
Differentiate instruction with this volume of rectangular prism worksheet set that offers three levels of volume problems.
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Volume Word Problems
Reinforce concepts of volume with these volume word problems worksheets that contain multiple problem types set in real-world scenarios.
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Volume Sheet (Introduction to Volume)
Download this volume sheet to introduce your students to volume concepts using concrete examples.
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Measuring Volume Worksheets
Share these measuring volume worksheets with your students to give them practice finding volume by counting unit cubes.
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Worksheets on Volume of Rectangular Prisms
Share our worksheets on volume of rectangular prisms with students to give them the practice they need in a fun ‘this’ or ‘that’ format.
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Volume and Capacity Activity — 'Splash World' Maths Investigation
Use this volume and capacity activity to expose your students to real-world volume applications by letting them design 'Splash World' — their very own waterpark!
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Volume Worksheets
Provide your students with these volume worksheets to help them master finding the volume of cubes, rectangular prisms and triangular prisms.
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Finding Volume – Differentiated Worksheets
Practise finding the volume of rectangular prisms and cubes with this set of differentiated worksheets.
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Word Problems for Volume Task Cards
Present these word problems for volume task cards to your students to give them practice solving volume problems with real-world context!
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Volume with Unit Cubes – Worksheet
Use this worksheet to reinforce how to find the volume of a rectangular prism by counting the number of unit cubes.
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Volume Poster
Display our volume poster in your classroom to give students an easy reference for the volume formula and related vocabulary.
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Volume Game — BINGO!
Play our BINGO volume game with your students to give them engaging practice finding the volume of rectangular prisms.
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Volume of Prisms Activity — Mini-Book
Use our volume of prisms activity book to teach your students how to find the volume of rectangular prisms.
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Interactive Volume Activities
Give students our engaging interactive volume activities to present them with a variety of volume problems in eight different challenges.
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Fun Volume Activities
Bring maths to life with these fun volume activities that will have students building prisms, going on a scavenger hunt and estimating volumes!
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Volume Hands On Activity — The Popcorn Challenge!
Make learning ‘pop’ with this volume hands on activity — ‘The Popcorn Challenge!’
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Volume of Composite Shapes Worksheet
Reinforce essential concepts of volume with our volume of composite shapes worksheet full of real-world scenarios.
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Finding Volume – Teaching Slides for Year 7
Teach your students how to find the volume of a rectangular prism by counting unit cubes and using a formula with this set of teaching slides designed for year 7 students.
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Number Talks - Geometry Task Cards
Build geometric reasoning with this set of 24 task cards.
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Bear Square 3D Cube - Template
3D cube templates with bear illustrations.
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Volume With Decimals Worksheets
Provide these volume with decimals worksheets to your students to give them practice calculating volume and multiplying decimals.
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Volume Math Games — Composite Figures Match-Up
Challenge your students with volume math games like this composite figures match-up that will have them matching compound rectangular prisms with equations and volumes.
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Volume Escape Room
'Escape' ordinary volume activities with this engaging volume escape room that will have students solving volume challenges on a quest for a lost civilisation.
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Matching Activity for Volume
Provide your students with this matching activity for volume to give them practice finding the volume of objects they see in the real world.
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Volume of Rectangular Prisms – Interactive Activity
Practise calculating the volume of rectangular prisms with this interactive activity.
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Volume of Irregular Prisms – Worksheet
Calculate the volume of irregular prisms and solve real-world problems with this worksheet.
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Finding Volume with Unit Cubes – Task Cards
Count unit cubes to determine the volume of a rectangular prism with this set of 24 task cards.
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Number Talks - Volume Task Cards
Build number sense skills with this set of 26 task cards.