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Cube by Cube: Packing Crates at the Toy Shop

Grade 5 volume practice at a toy shop. Students count the unit cubes packed in crates and see that n unit cubes make a volume of n cubic units.

Grade 5MathInteractive · Printable

Aligned to5.MD.C.3.b

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13 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 find the volume of a solid by counting the unit cubes that fill it with no gaps or overlaps.
Students explain why a solid packed with n unit cubes has a volume of n cubic units.
Students find how many more unit cubes are needed to fill a partly packed crate.

How to use

If you have cubes, let students build the first few crates before they work on paper. Remind them to count the hidden cubes in the back and to write each answer in cubic units.

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