Unit 1 Expressions, Equations & Volume
Common Core Standards / Main Skills Addressed
5.OA.1 Write and evaluate numerical expressions with parentheses.
5.OA.2 Write a simple expression to record calculations with numbers, and interpret numerical expressions without evaluating them.
5.NBT.6 Divide a 3-digit whole number by a 2-digit whole number using strategies based on place value, the properties of operations, and/or the relationship between multiplication and division.
5.NBT.6 Use rectangular arrays and area models to explain strategies for dividing a 3-digit number by a 2-digit number.
5.MD.3a Demonstrate an understanding that unit cubes can be used to measure the volumes of other solid figures.
5.MD.3b Demonstrate an understanding that a solid figure that can be packed without gaps or overlaps by n unit cubes has a volume of n cubic units.
5.MD.4 Measure volumes by counting unit cubes, using cubic cm, cubic in, cubic ft, and improvised units.
5.MD.5a Find the volume of a right rectangular prism with whole-number side lengths by packing it with unit cubes, and show that the volume is the same as would be found by multiplying the edge lengths, equivalently by multiplying the height by the area of the base.
Helpful Instructional Videos
Multiplication Using the Area Model
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