Is The Formula For Finding the Volume of a Rectangular Prism Always Right?
STUDENT RESEARCHER: Jack Bell and Adam Osborn SCHOOL: Mandeville Middle School Mandeville, Louisiana GRADE: 6 TEACHER: John I. Swang, Ph.D. I. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND HYPOTHESIS: We would like to do mathematical research project to see if the formula of length times width times height always equals the volume of a rectangular prism, no matter how large or small the prism. Our hypothesis states that the formula, V=LxWxH, always equals the volume of a rectangular prism no matter how large or small it is. II. METHODOLOGY: First, we chose our topic. Next, we wrote our statement of purpose. Then we reviewed the literature about volume, geometry, prism, cube, rectangular prism, mathematics, and Archimedes. After that we developed our hypothesis and wrote our methodology to test our hypothesis. Then we identified our variables. We then gathered our materials. Next, we found five objects of different sizes having the shape of a rectangular prism. Then we used the formula, V=LxWxH, to find the
