Week:- 6

Topic:  Volume (Prisms, cubes and spheres)

Objective:- At the end of the lesson the pupils should be able to:-

1. Identify different types of prism

2. Find the volume of a prism

3. Calculate the volume of a cube

4. Calculate the volume of spheres

Reference material:- Learn Africa Mathematics UBE edition for primary school book 6

Content

VOLUME

A prism is a solid with a uniform cross-section. The cross-section is congruent and can be a square, rectangle, circle, triangle, etc. The cross-section is cut parallel to the solid.

The end of the cross-section is also called the base, which comprises the length and width. The side that is vertical when the end is sitting on the ground is called the height.

The volume of a prism is the area of its end.... View More