Calculating Height from Volume

5th GradeMath20 min

aligned to Use The Associative Property Of Multiplication To Find The Volume Of A Right Rectangular Prism With Whole Number Side Lengths And Relate It To Packing A Solid With Unit Cube Apply The Formula V = L × W × H, Where V Represents Volume And L, W, And H Represent The Three Dimensions Of The Right Rectangular Prism (length, Width, Height) And Relate The Formula To A Unit Cube Filled Model; Apply The Formula V = B × H, Where V Represents Volume, B Is The Base-area, And H Represents The Height (number Of Layers Of The Base Area) And Relate The Formula To A Unit Cube Filled Model; And] Calculate The Volume Of Solid Figures Composed Of Two Non-overlapping Right Rectangular Prisms By Decomposing The Figure And Adding The Volumes Of The Two Parts; Apply This Technique To Solve Real-world Problems.

Learning Objective

I can calculate the height of a rectangular prism when given the volume and the other two dimensions.

Lesson Flow

Watch Video

7 min

How to Measure Volume of Cubes and Right Prisms

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Guided Notes

5 min

Key concepts students will learn:

  • The volume of a 3D shape tells us how much space is inside of it.

  • Volume is measured in cubic units, such as inches cubed, which can be written as in³.

  • The formula for finding the volume of a prism is V = B x H, where B is the area of the base.

Practice

10 min

3 questions • Multiple choice & Short answer

Exit Ticket

5 min

A rectangular prism has a volume of 48 cm³. The length of the prism is 4 cm and the width is 3 cm. What is the height of the prism?

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