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Unit 1 - Lesson 6 - Grade 5: Illustrative Mathematics

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Grade 5 Unit 1
Lesson 6: Expressions for Volume
CC BY 2021 Illustrative Mathematics
Grade 5 Unit 1
Lesson 6: Expressions for Volume
CC BY 2021 Illustrative Mathematics
Lesson: Expressions for Volume

True or False: Parentheses or No Parentheses (Warm Up)

1.

Decide if each statement is true or false. Be prepared to explain your reasoning.

2.

Decide if each statement is true or false. Be prepared to explain your reasoning.

3.

Decide if each statement is true or false. Be prepared to explain your reasoning.

Card Sort: Match the Expression

4.

Match each rectangular prism with the expression(s) that represents its volume in cubic units. Be prepared to explain your reasoning.


5.

For each prism write one additional expression, not in the card sort, that represents its volume in cubic units.


A Tale of Two Tables

6.

Work with your partner to complete the tables. One partner completes Table 1 and the other completes Table 2.

7.

Compare your tables and discuss:

What do the tables have in common?

8.

Compare your tables and discuss:

What is different about the tables?

Two Truths and a Lie

Your teacher will assign you and your partner two prisms.

9.

Write 2 expressions to represent the volume in cubic units.

10.

Write 1 expression that does NOT represent the volume in cubic units.

Give your expressions to your partner.
11.

For each prism, which expression does not represent its volume in cubic units? How do you know?

12.

What other expressions represent the volume of this prism in cubic units?

Cool Down: Choose the Expression
13.

Which of these expressions does not represent the volume of the rectangular prism in
cubic units? Explain or show your reasoning.



14.

Choose one of the expressions from above and explain why it represents the volume of the prism in cubic units.