Grade 5 (stage 6) Maths unit 2.

2
-Teacher Bram
Remember It

Answer the questions below using your knowledge of square numbers!

What isis
What
4² ==
4² 16 9 10² ++ 22 == 102
10²
33 squared?
squared?

What isis
What
15² == 15
15² 15 ×× 15 8² == 64
8² 77 squared?
squared? 49

3² ++ 2²
3² 2² == 13 20 ×× 20
20 20 == 20 ²² 5² == 25
5²
Let’s Build!

Here are 5 interlocking cubes.

Is it possible to connect these together to build a complete cube?

How will you know when you

have created a complete cube?
What will it look like?
Let’s Build!

It is not possible. Whichever way you build it, you cannot create
a complete cube using 5 interlocking cubes.

Here are
Here are 66 examples.
examples.You
You
might have
might have found
found more!
more!

We are close to having a complete cube with one of

these models. How many more interlocking cubes do
we need in order to build a complete cube?
Let’s Build!

If we add 3 more cubes to our pile of 5 cubes,

we can create a complete cube!

What do
What do you
you notice
notice about
about the
the
dimensions of
dimensions of the
the cube?
cube?

The dimensions of
a shape mean the
length, width and
height.
8 Is a Cube Number

You will notice that the dimensions of the cube are the same if you look
at the height, length and width of the image below.

How many
How many cubes
cubes have
have been
been used
used
altogether to
altogether to build
build this
this complete
complete
cube?
cube?

There are 8 cubes

used altogether. 88 interlocking
interlocking
cubes can
cubes can be
be
used to
used to build
build aa
What are
What are the
the dimensions
dimensions
complete cube.
complete cube.
of
of
the cube?
the cube? 2 This means
This means that
that 88
isis aa cube
cube
number!
number!
Each dimension is
2. 2 2
Exploring Cube Numbers

Mathematicians often use tables to organise their findings.

We could use a table to show our working for the cube we have built.

Number of cubes
Number of cubes
used altogether
in each dimension
(the cube number)

2 8

What if the dimensions were 3,

4 or 5? What cube numbers
would they make?
Writing Calculations for Cube Numbers

Let’s look at some cubes that you may have built!

Number of cubes
Number of cubes
used altogether
in each dimension
(the cube number)

3 27
How do we write a calculation when
3
we cube a number?

3 × 3 × 3 = 27 3
length width height
3
Which method could you
9 × 3 = 27 27toisissolve
use
27 aa cube
cube 3number!
3 × number!
× 3?
Writing Calculations for Cube Numbers

Number of cubes
Number of cubes
used altogether
in each dimension
(the cube number)

4 64 4
How do we write a calculation when
we cube a number?
4 4
4 × 4 × 4 = 64
length width height
64 isis aa cube
64 cube number!
number!
Writing Calculations for Cube Numbers

Number of cubes
Number of cubes
used altogether
in each dimension
(the cube number)

5 125 5
How do we write a calculation when
we cube a number?
5 5
5 × 5 × 5 = 125
length width height
125 isis aa cube
125 cube number!
number!
Cubing a Number

IfIf aa mathematician
mathematician

10 22
wanted to
wanted to square
square aa
number, they
number, they would
would
use this
use this notation.
notation.

The calculation
calculation would
would
The
look like
look like this:
this: 10 × 10 = 100

The 2 tells us to
multiply 10 by itself!
Cubing a Number

But, ifif aa mathematician

But, mathematician

10 33
wanted to
wanted to cube
cube aa number,
number,
they would
they would use use this
this
notation:
notation:

The calculation
calculation would
would
The
look like
look like this:
this: 10 ×× 10
10 10 ×× 10
10 == 1000
1000

What would the calculation

The 3 tells us
look like for the following…?
to multiply 10
by itself 3
times!
6633 8833 9933
6×6×6= 8×8×8= 9×9×9=