T4T Gr 5 C2 Task- Measure a Box
This task is from Tools 4 NC Teachers. Students explore a rectangular prism (box) and consider what the volume would be in different units. This is remixable.
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Choose a box. Use cubic units to measure the volume of the box.
What difficulties did you encounter when you were measuring the volume of your box?
Choose a different unit and
make a prediction about what the volume will be when you measure with this
unit. Then measure the same box using
the new unit. How is this volume
different?
How does the size of the
unit relate to the volume of the box?
Which unit gives a more precise measurement?