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Addition and Multiplication with Volume and Area
In Module 5, students work with two- and three- dimensional figures.
These are the 4 topics in this module. See the Parent Tip Sheets for additional information.
In Topic A, students extend their spatial structuring to three dimensions through an exploration of volume. Students come to see volume as an attribute of solid figures and understand that cubic units are used to measure it. By developing a systematic approach to counting the unit cubes, students make connections between area and volume.
Topic B students use formulas for finding the volume of a right rectangular prism. Students solidify the connection between volume as packing and volume as filling by comparing the amount of liquid that fills a container to the number of cubes that can be packed into it. Students discover that 1 cubic centimeter is equal to 1 milliliter.
In Topic C, students extend their understanding of area as they use rulers and set squares to construct and measure rectangles with fractional side lengths and find their areas. Students solve real-world problems involving these figures. Visual models and equations are used to represent the problems through the Read-Draw-Write (RDW). This means that students READ the problem, DRAW a model or illustration, and WRITE the answer with label in order to receive full credit.
In Topic D, students draw two-dimensional shapes to analyze their attributes and use those attributes to classify them. Familiar figures, such as parallelograms, rhombuses, squares, trapezoids, etc., have all been defined in earlier grades. In Grade 5, students extend this understanding through an in-depth analysis of the properties and defining attributes of quadrilaterals. Students will work with the protractor to construct various quadrilaterals.
In Topic A, students extend their spatial structuring to three dimensions through an exploration of volume. Students come to see volume as an attribute of solid figures and understand that cubic units are used to measure it. By developing a systematic approach to counting the unit cubes, students make connections between area and volume.
Topic B students use formulas for finding the volume of a right rectangular prism. Students solidify the connection between volume as packing and volume as filling by comparing the amount of liquid that fills a container to the number of cubes that can be packed into it. Students discover that 1 cubic centimeter is equal to 1 milliliter.
In Topic C, students extend their understanding of area as they use rulers and set squares to construct and measure rectangles with fractional side lengths and find their areas. Students solve real-world problems involving these figures. Visual models and equations are used to represent the problems through the Read-Draw-Write (RDW). This means that students READ the problem, DRAW a model or illustration, and WRITE the answer with label in order to receive full credit.
In Topic D, students draw two-dimensional shapes to analyze their attributes and use those attributes to classify them. Familiar figures, such as parallelograms, rhombuses, squares, trapezoids, etc., have all been defined in earlier grades. In Grade 5, students extend this understanding through an in-depth analysis of the properties and defining attributes of quadrilaterals. Students will work with the protractor to construct various quadrilaterals.
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