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Pirate Treasure Chests: Measuring Volume with Cubes

Grade 5 volume practice with pirate treasure chests. Students count unit cubes to measure volume in cubic inches, centimeters, feet, and made-up units.

Grade 5MathInteractive · Printable

Aligned to5.MD.C.4

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1 Common Core standard
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11 questions
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Format: Interactive · Printable
Grade: Grade 5
Subject: Math
Question types: Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Matching, Sorting, Short answer

About this worksheet

What students practice

Students measure volume by counting unit cubes, including hidden cubes, layer by layer.
Students record volume in cubic centimeters, cubic inches, cubic feet, and made-up cube units.
Students explain why the same box needs more small cubes than big cubes to fill it.

How to use

Give pairs of students cubes to build the first stack before they start. Have them name the cube unit in every answer, then talk through the bead problem together.

Curriculum