Lesson 12 · Whole Numbers

Cubes and Cube Roots

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Activity 12.2

Build cubes from blocks and find how many you need each time

What you needSixty or more identical small cubes: sugar lumps, dice, small blocks, or paper cubes folded from nets.
MethodBuild 1 by 1 by 1, then 2 by 2 by 2, then 3 by 3 by 3, counting the blocks each time.
The question to answerAlongside the cube count, record the square number for the same side. Compare how differently the two columns grow.
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