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Grade 5 Unit 1
Lesson 1: What Is Volume?
CC BY 2021 Illustrative Mathematics
Grade 5 Unit 1
Lesson 1: What Is Volume?
CC BY 2021 Illustrative Mathematics
Lesson: What Is Volume?

Which One Doesn’t Belong: Objects Made of Cubes (Warm Up)

1.

Which one doesn’t belong?

Build Objects with Cubes

2.

Which is bigger? Explain or show your reasoning.

3.

Which is bigger? Explain or show your reasoning.

4.

What does it mean for an object to be “bigger”?

Build and Order

Task 1

Each group member:
a. Take a handful of connecting cubes.
b. Build an object.
c. Order the objects by volume.
d. Repeat.

Task 2

Each group member:
a. Take 9 connecting cubes.
b. Build an object.
c. Order the objects by volume
Cool Down: Which Has More Volume?
5.

Which object has a greater volume? Explain or show your reasoning.