Volume and Measurement Systems · Measurement & Data

The Concept of Volume

Developing the understanding that volume is the amount of space an object occupies.

Key Questions

  1. 1How is volume different from area and perimeter?
  2. 2Why do we use unit cubes to measure the volume of a solid figure?
  3. 3How does the formula for volume relate to the area of the base?

Common Core State Standards

CCSS.Math.Content.5.MD.C.3CCSS.Math.Content.5.MD.C.4
Grade: 5th Grade
Subject: Mathematics
Unit: Volume and Measurement Systems
Period: Measurement & Data

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