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Volume Cubes

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Introduce the volume of three-dimensional figures to your students through counting unit cubes. Select from three different challenge levels as your students develop their skills.

Change the number of exercises

  1. Click on the box labeled "Number of Exercises" in the options panel.

  2. Type in a new number or use the up and down arrows to change the value. You can choose any number from 1 to 200.

Change the number of exercises in a row

  1. Select "Exercises per Row" in the options panel.

  2. Click the down arrow to choose a new number from the list or use Auto.

Notes:

  • If you are using the default auto settings, the number of questions per row will change automatically when you adjust the font size or the low/high number ranges.

  • For word problems exercises sets, you can only choose 1 or 2 exercises per row.

Change the row spacing

Set the spacing between rows of exercises in 100ths of an inch (25 = 1/4 inch, 40 = 1cm).

  1. Select the input field for the Row Spacing option in the options pane.

  2. Type a new value in the field or use the up and down arrows to increase or decrease the value. Valid range is 0 to 300.

Show title

  1. To show the exercise set Title, select the check box for the Show Title option in the options pane.

  2. To hide the exercise set title, deselect the check box.

Show instructions

  1. To show the exercise set Instructions, select the check box for the Show Instructions option in the options pane.

  2. To hide the exercise set instructions, deselect the check box.

Show the answer bank

  1. To show the answer bank, select the check box for the Show Answer Bank option in the options pane.

  2. To hide the answer bank, deselect the check box.

Show duplicate warning

When this option is selected, a warning is displayed if there are any duplicate exercises in the exercise set. To hide the duplicate warning, uncheck the Show Duplicate Warning option in the options pane.

Challenge Level

Select from three challenge levels. Level 1 provides simple rectangular shapes. Level 2 and level 3 provide increasingly complex shapes with columns and cut-outs.

Cube Size

Sets the minimum and maximum size of the cube units in 100ths of an inch (25 = 1/4 inch, 50 = 1 cm).

Answer Unit Text

By default the answer is followed by the text "cubic units". The words used in the answer text can be customized.

  1. Select the Answer Unit Text option in the options pane.

  2. Click in the pane box, and enter the desired text directly into the input field.

SET PARAMETERS FOR THE WIDTH, HEIGHT AND DEPTH OF THE SHAPES

Set the height

Sets the minimum and maximum height of the shapes in cubic units.

  1. Select the input field for the High or Low options in the options pane.

  2. Type a new value in the field to increase or decrease the value. Valid values are 1 to 12.

Set the width

Sets the minimum and maximum width of the shapes in cubic units.

  1. Select the input field for the High or Low options in the options pane.

  2. Type a new value in the field to increase or decrease the value. Valid values are 1 to 12.

Set the depth

Sets the minimum and maximum depth of the shapes in cubic units.

  1. Select the input field for the High or Low options in the options pane.

  2. Type a new value in the field to increase or decrease the value. Valid values are 1 to 8.

Optional Display Settings