The purpose of this task is for students to use the volume of a rectangular prism to see why you can multiply three numbers in any order you want and still get the same result. Aligns with 5.OA.A and 5.MD.C.5.

Concepts

properties of multiplication, properties of operations

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Additional Tags

volume of rectangular prism, 5.oa.a, cc by-nc-sa 4.0, creative commons attribution-noncommercial-sharealike 4.0, illustrative mathematics, standard 5. relate volume to the operations of multiplication and addition and solve real world and mathematical problems involving volume, you can multiply three numbers in any order

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
• The intended use for this resource is Instructional|practice

Common Core

5.MD.C.5.a