Measurement & Data 5.MD.C.

5c
Recognize volume as additive. Find volumes of solid figures composed of two non-overlapping right rectangular
prisms by adding the volumes of the non-overlapping parts, applying this technique to solve real world problems.

LESSON: POLLY PACKS

What is the volume of the truck?
Recognizing volume as being additive is an extension of the prior student knowledge that area is additive. In Polly Packs, Polly is
packing 1-foot × 1-foot × 1-foot boxes into a moving truck. She wonders how many boxes will fit in the truck, and knows that she
can answer that question by finding the volume of the cargo area. The data provided is a diagram of the truck with dimensions of
the cargo area, which can be partitioned into two rectangular prisms.

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1 Immersion
• Play Polly Packs Immersion video, whole-class.
• Restate the question: What is the volume of the truck?
• Facilitate classroom discussion; ask students: "What do we need to
know?"

2 Data & Computation

• Print the Data Artifact and distribute to students.
• Allow students work time. Ask students: "Does your answer make
sense?"
• Consider using a sharing protocol leading to mathematical insights
and/or highlighting misconceptions.
• Allow students to revise their work.

3 Resolution
• Play Polly Packs Resolution video, whole-class.
• Prepare and give brief lecture (Teacher Instruction).

+ Simulation Trainer (Use student headphones.)

• Assign the Simulation Trainer.

• Use protocols that encourage students to help each other.
• Use Progress Monitoring to access real-time data for the classroom.
• Provide individual help for students who are not making progress.

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Instruction at a Glance

5.MD Standards & Lessons

Standard Math Procedures
Ex. Clicker Quiz #5

Gladys Kevin Megan

Graham Simpson LeBleu

Gladys: Give students plenty of practice 1 Split the figure into two prisms, and identify the
breaking up various 3-D figures into rect- dimensions of each prism.

5.MD Assessments
angular prisms. It will improve their spatial Prism 1: 8 cm, 2 cm, 2 cm
skills which will be of value for this standard Prism 2: 8 cm, 3 cm, 6 cm
and many others in future Geometry do- OR
mains. Prism 1: 8 cm, 5 cm, 2 cm
Prism 2: 8 cm, 3 cm, 4 cm
Kevin: In this standard your students will 2 Find the volume of each prism and add.
build upon their prior understanding of (8 cm × 2 cm × 2 cm) + (8 cm × 3 cm × 6 cm)
area as additive to calculate volumes of = 32 cm3 + 144 cm3 = 176 cm3

5.MD Domain Review

irregular solid figures. OR
(8 cm × 5 cm × 2 cm) + (8 cm × 3 cm × 4 cm)
= 80 cm3 + 96 cm3 = 176 cm3
Megan: Remind students that several vol-
umes (often more than two) may be added
together to find the total volume of a figure.

Clicker Quiz
Launch the Clicker Quiz, whole-class.

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POLLY PACKS
What is the volume of the truck?
Polly is packing a moving truck with boxes that are 1-foot × 1-foot
× 1-foot, and she wonders how many boxes will fit in the cargo
area of the truck.

Help Polly determine the number of boxes that will fit in the cargo
area by calculating the volume.

5.MD.C.5c
About this standard
Recognize volume as
additive. Find volumes of
solid figures composed
of two non-overlapping
right rectangular prisms
by adding the volumes of
the non- overlapping parts,
applying this technique to
solve real world problems.

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5.MD Standards & Lessons

APPLYING THE STANDARD Check out my
How might this standard appear on a test? worked example #5

Shade each figure to show two or more rectangular prisms. Calculate the volume of each figure.
1) 2) 3)

5.MD Assessments
Calculate the total volume of each figure. Figures are not drawn to scale.

4) 5)

5.MD Domain Review

6) 7) Elijah is building a sandcastle made up of
two rectangular prisms stacked atop one
another. He has 504 cubic inches of sand.
He knows the bottom prism will be 15
inches long, 8 inches wide and 3 inches
tall.
If he uses all the sand, what could be the
dimensions of the top rectangular prism?

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