#MeasurementAndSpace >[!info]- [Three-dimensional spatial structure B | NSW Curriculum Website](https://curriculum.nsw.edu.au/learning-areas/mathematics/mathematics-k-10-2022/content/stage-3/fa89ed4224) MA3-3DS-01 visualises, sketches and constructs three-dimensional objects, including prisms and pyramids, making connections to two-dimensional representations MA3-3DS-02 selects and uses the appropriate unit to estimate, measure and calculate volumes and capacities >[!abstract]- Prior Knowledge >- [[Three-dimensional Spatial Structure A]] ## 3D objects: Construct prisms and pyramids - Create skeletal models of prisms and pyramids - Construct three-dimensional models of prisms and pyramids, given drawings of different views ## Volume: Use cubic metres for measurement of volume - Recognise the need for a formal unit larger than the cubic centimetre - Construct and use the cubic metre as a unit to measure larger volumes - Estimate and measure volumes in cubic metres ## Volume: Recognise the multiplicative structure for finding volume - Describe the _length_, _width_ and _height_ of a rectangular prism as the _dimensions_ of the prism - Describe arrangements of cubic-centimetre blocks in terms of layers - Establish the relationship between the number of cubes in one layer and the number of layers to find the volume of a rectangular prism (Reasons about spatial structure) ## Volume: Find the volumes of rectangular prisms in cubic centimetres and cubic metres - Construct rectangular prisms using cubic-centimetre blocks and determine the volumes - Explain that objects with the same volume may be different shapes (Reasons about spatial structure) - Record, using words, the method for finding the volumes of rectangular prisms - Recognise that rectangular prisms with the same volume may have different dimensions (Reasons about spatial structure) - Calculate volumes of rectangular prisms in cubic centimetres (cm3) and cubic metres (m$^3$)