Build foundational knowledge of volume by building boxes. Given dimensions for a piece of grid paper, young mathematicians determine the number of possible open-top boxes it will make. As part of this task, they also find the box with the greatest volume.

Concepts

volume, rectangular prisms, volume of rectangular prisms

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Additional Tags

math

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Instructional Ideas

• Provide grid paper so learners can actually build the boxes
  

Classroom Considerations

• Scholars should have experience with volumes of rectangular prisms
• If you have pupils build actual boxes, the activity requires centimeter cubes
  

Pros

• Includes worksheets for the activity
• Lets teachers download or print the resource as a worksheet
  

Cons

• Students must access images, which is a bit cumbersome
  

Common Core

5.MD.C.5.a 6.G.A.2 MP2 MP4