A ruler or other measuring instrument may be used to determine the dimensions of a regularly shaped abject, and the volume may then be calculated by applying the dimensions to the applicable formula.
well, for an irregularly shaped object it is a eureka can or a graduated cylinder, but for a regularly shaped object it is a simple formula: Length*Width*Height. I am 10 years old and learned that in science class.
You fill up water ina beaker, measure the volume of the water as it originally was, then drop in an irregulary-shaped object, measure that volume, and subtrect the two. The difference is the volume of the object.
Immerse it in water and its volume is equal to the volume of water displaced
Measure the volume of the object which is same as the volume of the displaced liquid in which that sinks. And measure the mass of the same object from a weighing machine. then use density = mass/volume
With an eureca can yiu can measure the volume of an unregular shaped object :)
For an irregular shaped object that cannot be measured and then volume calculated with a formula.
-- Measure length, width, and height. -- Multiply (length) times (width) times (height). -- The result is the volume of the box-shaped object.
If possible, fully immerse the object in water, and measure the volume of displaced water.
Make a mold of the object and then fill the mold with water and measure the volume of the water.
To measure volume of large irregular shaped objects you need a displacement can
If the object in question is water proof, and small enough. You can measure the amount of displaced water when it is placed in a tank full of water, this may not work for a lot of things but it can help when attempting to measure some objects.
take a peice of string and see how long the amount is then measure the amount of string on to a ruler and that's your volume :)