Mathematics (2019) Grade(s): 5

MA19.5.18

Identify volume as an attribute of solid figures, and measure volumes by counting unit cubes, using cubic cm, cubic in, cubic ft, and improvised (non-standard) units.

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Knowledge

Students know:
  • strategies or the formula to find the area of a rectangle.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • Count unit cubes to find volume.
  • Demonstrate volume by packing a solid figure with unit cubes.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • volume represents the amount of space enclosed in a three-dimensional figure and is measured by the number of same-size cubes that exactly fill the interior space of the object.

Vocabulary

  • Volume
  • Cube
  • Cubic unit
  • Unit cube
  • Space
  • Three-dimensional
  • Attribute
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