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Wizards of the Cube

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Game Info for Teachers

COMBINED RATING

4.1 Stars

TEACHERS (17)

4.3

STUDENTS (3626)

3.9

LENGTH

21 Minutes

GRADES

CAPABILITIES

Spanish Language Support

Text-to-Speech Support

Description

Explore the vast world of Wizards of the Cube to better understand the concepts of volume and how to make good use of unit cubes!

Vocabulary Words

2-dimensional

3-dimensional

length

width

height

area

volume

unit of measurement

meter

inch

square unit

unit cube

square

cube

estimation

rectangular prism

Instructions

Play through this interactive game to learn about Unit Cubes. Suitable for Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5.

Main Concepts

A unit of volume, a cube with a side length of 1 unit, is called a unit cube.(ES)

Solid units are “packed,” such as cubes in a three-dimensional array, whereas a liquid “fills” three-dimensional space, taking the shape of the container.

Side lengths are whole numbers.

Recognize volume as an attribute of a solid figure.

Identify the unit of measurement that describes the volume of a solid figure.

Discussion Questions

Before the Game

What is volume? How can you find the volume of a cube with sides measuring 2 inches? What two measurements are necessary to measure the area of an object? What unit is most commonly used when measuring length? What is the unit we use when we measure area? What three measurements does a three-dimensional object like a cube have?

After the Game

What is the formula that we use to find the volume of an object? How did the unit cubes in the haystacks help you to find the volume of each of the haystacks? How did you use the formulas for volume and area to help you achieve your tasks in the game? In the game when you helped to find the volume of the iron, why was this considered an estimate and not a true volume?