This task is from Tools 4 NC Teachers. Students draw pictorial representations of rectangular prisms and examine the volume.  This is remixable.

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Use isometric dot paper (attached)  to sketch a structure.  Be as simple or as complex as you like. 

 Now calculate the volume of your figure.

 What strategies did you use to calculate its volume?  How does understanding the formula for volume of a rectangular prism help you find the volume of other solid figures?

 NOTE: Students may need some practice using isometric dot paper to draw 3-dimensional figures prior to engaging in this task.