5th Grade Math - Finding Volume

This post explains and gives practice opportunities related to TEKS 5.6B:

determine the volume of a rectangular prism with whole number side lengths in problems related to the number of layers times the number of unit cubes in the area of the base

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Instruction

Students learn to calculate volume by thinking of layers within a rectangular prism.

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STAAR Practice

Between 2016 and 2025, this supporting standard has been tested 4 times on the STAAR test. Videos explaining each problem can be found below. If you'd rather take a quiz over these questions, click here. The videos below are linked to the questions in the quiz as answer explanations after the quiz is submitted.

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