Volume and Capacity: Age 7-11

This is part of our collection of favourite rich tasks arranged by topic.

If you are a teacher, you can find the whole collection on our Primary Curriculum teacher page.
Alternatively, if you are a student, you'll find the same problems on our Primary Curriculum student page.


  • Discuss and Choose
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    Discuss and Choose

    Age
    5 to 11
    Challenge level

    This activity challenges you to decide on the 'best' number to use in each statement. You may need to do some estimating, some calculating and some research.

  • Making Boxes
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    Making Boxes

    Age
    7 to 11
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    Cut differently-sized square corners from a square piece of paper to make boxes without lids. Do they all have the same volume?

  • Making Cuboids
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    Making Cuboids

    Age
    7 to 11
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    Let's say you can only use two different lengths - 2 units and 4 units. Using just these 2 lengths as the edges how many different cuboids can you make?

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    Oh! Harry!

    Age
    7 to 11
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    A group of children are using measuring cylinders but they lose the labels. Can you help relabel them?

  • Next size up
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    Next Size Up

    Age
    7 to 11
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    The challenge for you is to make a string of six (or more!) graded cubes.

  • Pouring Problem
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    Pouring Problem

    Age
    7 to 11
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    What do you think is going to happen in this video clip? Are you surprised?

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