Activity Details

Math skills covered

• Understand concepts of volume and relate volume to multiplication and to addition (5.MD.C.3)
• Apply the formulas V = l x w x h and V = b x h to find volumes of right rectangular prisms (5.MD.C.5.B)
• Provide an opportunity for students to measure volumes by counting unit cubes (5.MD.C.4)
• Support students in understanding volume as additive (5.MD.C.5)

What’s included

Digital resources

• Teacher Guide for Grade 5
• Display Slides for Grades 5

Hands-on materials (for 4 students)

• 2 tubes of glowsticks
• Pack of plastic wheel glowstick connectors, 75 pieces