Lesson/Unit of Study
Grade
Measurement – Volume
5
Mathematics Lesson Task/Problem
We need a gift box for a birthday gift. Figure
out how many different gift boxes you can
create using the 36 cubes at your desk.,
How many different prisms can you construct
using the 36 cubes?
How do you know if you’ve found them all?
Students
ASSESSMENT FOR LEARNING
OBSERVATION & INTERVIEW
DATE
April 2011
Learning Goal/Curriculum Expectations
Determine through investigation, using stacked congruent
rectangular layers of concrete materials, the relationship
between the height, the area of the base, and the volume
of a rectangular prism, and generalize to develop the
formula (ie. Volume = area of base x height)
Goal: There is a relationship between the volume of a
prism and the area of its base and its height.
Math Thinking
Possible Questions to get at the big idea of relationship:
 If the base stays the same and we add layers, what happens to the
volume?
 If the base stays the same and we take away layers, …?
 If the base gets smaller and the height stays the same, …?
 If the base gets smaller and we add more layers …?
Mathematical Sorting Criteria
Math Annotations
Volume
Measured in cubes
Dimensions
3 dimensional
Base
Congruent
Layers = height
Highlights/ Summary Focus
We can use the relationship between
the area of the base and height to
determine the volume.
The stacked congruent layers of a bse
creates a third dimension.
Volume is the amount of space an
object takes up.