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)

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

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

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

Card Sort: Match the Expression

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

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

A Tale of Two Tables

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

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Compare your tables and discuss:

What do the tables have in common?

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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.

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Write 2 expressions to represent the volume in cubic units.

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

Give your expressions to your partner.
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For each prism, which expression does not represent its volume in cubic units? How do you know?

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

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



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