LESSON 5.  Surface Area and Volume  (Lab)

PROBLEM: Does the volume on object have any relationship to its surface area?

HYPOTHESIS:

MATERIALS:  
Lab sheet, ruler, glue stick, scissors

1. Cut out the 4 different cubes and make them.  Measure and fill in the information below.  Make sure you label each cube.

Object
(label each cube)

Side
cm

Surface Area
cm²

Volume
cm³

Ratio surface
area/volume

A

B

C

D

2. Graph your information below.   Use a ruler and make a graph similar to the one in the reader.  However, make your units appropriate to the information that you collected and label the axes.  After you finish your graph, is the shape similar to the one in the reader? 

Why or why not?