Volume with Cubes
Grade Level(s): 5th
Grade
Content Area: Process Area:
Numbers and
Operations Problem-Solving
Algebra Reasoning
and Proof
Geometry Communication
Measurement Representation
Data Analysis,
Statistics, and Probability Connections
Common Core Standards:
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.5.MD.C.3: Recognize volume as an
attribute of solid figures and understand concepts of volume measurement.
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CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.5.MD.C.3.A: A cube with
side length 1 unit, called a "unit cube," is said to have "one
cubic unit" of volume, and can be used to measure volume.
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CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.5.MD.C.3.B: A solid
figure which can be packed without gaps or overlaps using n unit cubes is said
to have a volume of n cubic units.
Targeted Needs of Student:
Finding the
volume of an object, understanding length, width, and height, building three
dimensional shapes from a two dimensional outline, measuring attributes of a
shape, using units to find volume
Goal:
To provide
students with a concreate way of understanding how to measure volume
Materials Needed:
1. Unifix Cubes
2. Outlines
3. Marker
4. Scratch paper
5. Scissors
6. Clear tape
Explanation/Summary:
Students will cut
out the outline for the foldable and then they will label the middle rectangle
as “base.” Then they will label three of the other rectangles as “height,”
“length,” and “width.” Then the students will fold the rectangles up to create
a prism without a top. The teacher will give the students tape to keep the cube
together and she will also give them unifix cubes. Students then can try and
fit as many cubes as they can inside the prism. This represents the volume and
the teacher can facilitate discussion about volume, area, and perimeter using
the prism.
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