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Math · Grade 5 Math · Unit 1
Unit 1: Finding Volume
Students find the volumes of right rectangular prisms and solid figures composed of two right rectangular prisms.
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A Unit Cubes and Volume · 4 lessons
Goals
- Describe volume as the space taken up by a solid object.
- Measure the volume of a rectangular prism by finding the number of unit cubes needed to fill it.
- Use the layered structure in a rectangular prism to find volume.
Lessons
- What Is Volume?
- Measure Volume
- Volume of Prism Drawings
- Use Layers to Determine Volume
B Expressions for Finding Volume · 3 lessons
Goals
- Describe the calculations from the previous section as length × width × height or base area × height.
- Find volume, using length × width × height or base area × height.
Lessons
- Side Lengths of Rectangular Prisms
- Expressions for Volume
- Cubic Units of Measure
C Volumes of Solid Figures · 5 lessons
Goals
- Find the volume of a figure composed of rectangular prisms.
Lessons
- Figures Made of Prisms
- Measure Figures Made from Prisms
- Represent Volume with Expressions
- All Kinds of Prisms
- Tons and Tons of Garbage (Optional)
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Adapted from the Illustrative Mathematics curriculum (v.360), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0. © Illustrative Mathematics.