A 5th-grade Task aligned to NC.5.MD.5 - Understand concepts of volume.
Level #1
• Find the volume of a rectangular prism with whole-number side lengths by packing it with unit cubes and show that the volume is the same as would be found by multiplying the edge lengths.
Level #2
• Build an understanding of the volume formula for rectangular prisms with whole-number edge lengths in the context of solving problems.
Level #3
• Find the volume of solid figures with one-digit dimensions composed of two non-overlapping rectangular prisms.

A 5th-grade Task aligned to NC.5.MD.5 - Understand concepts of volume.
Level #1
• Find the volume of a rectangular prism with whole-number side lengths by packing it with unit cubes and show that the volume is the same as would be found by multiplying the edge lengths.
Level #2
• Build an understanding of the volume formula for rectangular prisms with whole-number edge lengths in the context of solving problems.
Level #3
• Find the volume of solid figures with one-digit dimensions composed of two non-overlapping rectangular prisms.

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