We are currently working on calculating volume of a rectangular prism.
Ways to Practice At Home
Independent Student Practice
Practice Parents and Students Can Do Together
- Counting cubic units: https://www.mathgames.com/skill/5.99-volume-of-rectangular-prisms-made-of-unit-cubes
- Minecraft Volume Activity: http://www.xpmath.com/forums/arcade.php?do=play&gameid=118
- Practice multiplication facts at home. Fact knowledge is so important for students to efficiently use the volume formula. These are great ways to become more confident:
- Skip counting
- XtraMath (see Homework tab for how to log-in)
- Math games
Practice Parents and Students Can Do Together
- Build with legos
- Discuss length measurements in your daily life in
- 1-D (such as centimeters, meters, inches, feet, or miles)... this is length.
- 2-D (such as centimeters squared, feet squared, or square miles)... this is area.
- 3-D (cubic centimeters, cubic inches)... this is volume.