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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)

1.

Which one doesn’t belong?

Finding Volume

Partner A: Build an object using 8–12 cubes and give the object to Partner B.
2.

Partner B: Explain how you would count the number of cubes in the object.

3.

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

Switch roles and repeat.
4.

Which objects were easiest to count? Why?

Guess My Prism

5.

What is the same? What is different?

The goal of the game is to get your partner to build the same prism.
6.

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.
7.

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
8.

Find the volume of the rectangular prism. Explain or show your reasoning.