:Two Boxes
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Approach: Station  Level: Year 8
Focus: Measuring boxes and calculating volume.
Resources: Gold box, silver box, ruler, calculator.
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   Questions/instructions:

In this activity you will be finding out which box has the greater volume.

Measure the outside of the boxes.

% responses
2001 ('97)
y8
1. Work out the volume (capacity) of the gold box.
Answer: 160 cm
3
 
within 10% and correct units
18 (11)
within 10% but units not correct
12 (18)
2. Work out the volume (capacity) of the silver box.
Answer: 216cm
3
 
within 10% and correct units
16 (12)
within 10% but units not correct
14 (17)
3. Which box has the greater volume— the gold box or the silver box?
silver box
64 (63)
Commentary
Only 30 percent of students in 2001 calculated the volume of each box correctly. This compared with 29 percent in 1997, but more students used the correct units in 2001 than in 1997.
 
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