Unit 1 - Lesson 11 - Grade 5: Illustrative Mathematics

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Grade 5 Unit 1
Lesson 11: All Kinds of Prisms
CC BY 2021 Illustrative Mathematics
Grade 5 Unit 1
Lesson 11: All Kinds of Prisms
CC BY 2021 Illustrative Mathematics
Lesson: All Kinds of Prisms

Which One Doesn’t Belong: Many Prisms (Warm Up)

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Which one doesn’t belong?

Prism Palooza

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Han is filling a box with cubes. Below is a diagram of the box. How many cubes can fit in the box if Han completely packs it, without gaps between cubes?

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Clare bought a storage container for her art supplies. The storage container was 4 feet wide, 9 feet long, and 5 feet high. What is the volume of her container?

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Mai’s new bedroom has a walk-in closet with a floor that measures 30 square feet. Her closet ceiling is 9 feet from the floor. What is the volume of her closet?

Problem Solving with Figures


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The elementary school is going to build a raised bed garden like the one in the picture, but they will use a different design. Here is a diagram that shows the side lengths of the garden the school will build.


What is the volume of the garden? Explain or show your reasoning.

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Write an expression to represent the volume of the garden.

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Noah wants to design a garden with the same volume but different side lengths. What could the side lengths of his garden be?

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Which garden design do you like better? Explain or show your reasoning.

Cool Down: The Volume of a Sandbox
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A preschool is building a sandbox. Below is a diagram that shows the side lengths of the
sandbox.

What is the volume of the sandbox? Explain or show your reasoning.