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3.3.3.4 estimate and count to find perimeter, area, and volume of figures and real world objects.

3.4.3.4 estimate and determine the volume of a rectangular prism using manipulatives.

Students in Ms. Kim's third grade class make rectangular prisms out of linker cubes. They determine the volume of the solids by counting the cubes. They represent the three dimensional solids in two dimensions using the isometric dot paper. Using different colored linker cubes makes it easier for students to draw. They only draw the faces and the edges that they can see.

Download Isometric Dot Paper

Online Isometric Geoboard

Online Space Blocks