Stacking Garbage

Students use and explain the layered structure of a rectangular prism to determine volumes of rectangular prisms.

By Amplify Classroom

Grades: 5th Grade

Subject: Math

Learning goals: Today’s Goals • Determine the volume of a rectangular prism represented as a two-dimensional image using its layered structure. • Language Goal: Explain different ways to represent, describe, and determine the volume of a rectangular prism. (Speaking and Listening) Materials Manipulative Kit: connecting cubes, `6\times4\ \times5` rectangular prism (as needed)