Image of one smaller cube labeled with fish food with dimensions of one-quarters feet on each side. Larger cube labeled shipping box with dimensions of length 3 and three-fourths feet; width of 3 feet; height of 3 and one-quarters feet. Part 1: Understanding Volume
1. What is volume, and how is it measured? Volume is the amount of space taken up by an object, while capacity is the measure of an object's ability to hold a substance, like a solid, a liquid or a gas. ... Volume is measured in cubic units, while capacity can be measured in almost every other unit, including liters, gallons, pounds, etc.

2. Look at the images above. How are the fish food box and the shipping box similar? How are they different?

Part 2: Pack It Up!
1. Just by looking at the images, what is your guess of how many fish food boxes can fit into the shipping box? How did you determine this? There is no right or wrong answer.

2. Determine how many actual fish food boxes fit in the shipping box. Show your work.

Part 3: The Space Inside!
1. Find the volume of the shipping box using the two methods and show your work:
1. Packing cubes

2. Using the volume formula

2. Explain how both methods provide the same measurement of volume for the shipping box.