Unit 1 - Lesson 2 - Grade 5: Illustrative Mathematics

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Grade 5 Unit 1
Lesson 2: Measure Volume
CC BY 2021 Illustrative Mathematics
Grade 5 Unit 1
Lesson 2: Measure Volume
CC BY 2021 Illustrative Mathematics
Lesson: Measure Volume

Which One Doesn't Belong: Cubes (Warm Up)

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Which one doesn’t belong?

Finding Volume

Partner A: Build an object using 8–12 cubes and give the object to Partner B.
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Partner B: Explain how you would count the number of cubes in the object.

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Partner A: Explain if you would count the cubes in the same way or in a different way.

Switch roles and repeat.
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Which objects were easiest to count? Why?

Guess My Prism

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What is the same? What is different?

The goal of the game is to get your partner to build the same prism.
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Partner A: Use 16–24 cubes to build a prism. Describe it to your partner.

Partner B: Build the prism your partner describes to you.
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Place the two prisms next to each other and discuss what is the same and what is different about them.

Switch roles and repeat.
Cooldown: Volume of a Rectangular Prism
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Find the volume of the rectangular prism. Explain or show your reasoning.