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Unit 4 - Lesson 9 - Grade 5: Illustrative Mathematics

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Grade 5 Unit 4
Lesson 9: The Birds
CC BY 2021 Illustrative Mathematics®
Grade 5 Unit 4
Lesson 9: The Birds
CC BY 2021 Illustrative Mathematics®
Lesson: The Birds

Notice and Wonder: For the Birds (Warm Up)

1.

What do you notice?

2.

What do you wonder?

Home is Where the Bird Lives

3.

Different types of birds use different types of houses. The table gives you the recommended side lengths for birdhouses of various species.


Estimate a possible volume for each birdhouse. Be prepared to explain your reasoning.

What is the Volume?

4.

Use the criteria from the table to determine the recommended range of volumes for each type of birdhouse.

Cool Down: On Screech
5.

To make a birdhouse for a screech owl, the recommended area of the floor is 8 inches by 8 inches and the recommended height is 12 inches to 15 inches. What is the recommended range of volumes for a screech owl birdhouse? Explain or show your thinking.