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Volume of a Rectangular Prism Lesson PlanVolume of a Rectangular Prism Lesson Plan
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Virginia Department of Education
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7th
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Math
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Volume of a Rectangular Prism

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Fill the minds of your young mathematicians. A hands-on activity has learners fill in a rectangular prism with unit cubes to determine its volume. the exercise provides a great hands-on way for learners to connect the activity to the volume formula V = lwh, helping further cement the concept.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

rectangular prisms, volume of rectangular prisms

Additional Tags

math

Instructional Ideas

  • Have pupils create volume problems for classmates to solve

Classroom Considerations

  • Activity requires a transparent box and some smaller cubes to place in it
  • Note that the resource only provides standards alignment for Virginia's 2009 Standards of Learning

Pros

  • Includes some strategies for differentiation

Cons

  • No student worksheets or handouts

Common Core

5.MD.C.5.a

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