Grade 5 Unit 1
Lesson 4: Use Layers to Determine Volume
CC BY 2021 Illustrative Mathematics
Grade 5 Unit 1
Lesson 4: Use Layers to Determine Volume
CC BY 2021 Illustrative Mathematics
About how many cubes were used to build this prism?
Record an estimate that is:
Complete the table. Be prepared to explain your reasoning.+
Find the volume of each prism. Explain or show your reasoning.
Prism E
Prism F
How can you find the volume of any rectangular prism?
Explain or show how the expression 5 x 24 represents the volume of this rectangular prism.
Explain or show how the expression 6 x 20 represents the volume of this rectangular prism.
Find a different way to calculate the volume of this rectangular prism. Explain or show your thinking.
Write an expression to represent the way you calculated the volume.
If the rectangular prism was filled completely, how many cubes could it hold?
Explain or show how the expression represents the volume of the prism.