Lesson 7: Volume of Rectangular Prisms

How do we find the volume of a rectangular prism, especially with fractional edge lengths?
How can we use two-dimensional figures to help us visualize and understand three-dimensional figures?

6.G.A.2

Find the volume of a right rectangular prism with fractional edge lengths by packing it with unit cubes of the appropriate unit fraction edge lengths, and show that the volume is the same as would be found by multiplying the edge lengths of the prism. Apply the formulas V = l w h and V = b h to find volumes of right rectangular prisms with fractional edge lengths in the context of solving real-world and mathematical problems. DOK 1-3

cube packing
hidden blocks strategy

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