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Toy Block Builds: Count the Cubes

Grade 5 volume practice with toy block builds. Students count unit cubes, including hidden ones, to find volume in cubic units.

Grade 5MathInteractive · Printable

Aligned to5.MD.C.4

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  • Single worksheet
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  • 1 Common Core standard
  • Printable answer key
  • 11 questions
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Format
Interactive · Printable
Grade
Grade 5
Subject
Math
Question types
Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Matching, Circle the answer, Short answer

About this worksheet

What students practice

  • Students measure volume by counting unit cubes, including cubes they cannot see.
  • Students find how many more unit cubes it takes to fill a partly packed box.
  • Students name volume in cubic inches, cubic centimeters, and cubic units.

How to use

Hand out real cubes if you have them so students can build the first few prisms. Remind them to count every layer, not just the cubes on the front.

Curriculum

Common Core standard covered

5.MD.C.4

Measure volume by counting unit cubes.

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Toy Block Builds: Count the Cubes

Find the volume of each build by counting unit cubes.

Count the cubes

Each build is a solid rectangular prism made of unit cubes, with no gaps. Count every cube, even the ones you cannot see.

1.
Priya built this block. Each cube is 1 cubic inch.

Volume =   cubic inches

2.
Diego built a flat road for his toy cars. Each cube is 1 cubic centimeter.

Volume =   cubic centimeters

3.
Amara built a toy garage. Each cube is 1 cubic unit.

Cubes in the bottom layer:  
Volume =   cubic units

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