Volume with unit cubes 1

The topic  is under the 5th Grade Math Mission. This exercise helps to associate volume with counting of blocks.

Types of Problems
There is one type of problem in this exercise:


 * 1) Find the volume: This problem provides a manipulative picture that uses blocks to construct a figure. The student is asked to find the volume of the object by counting blocks unless they can think of a more strategic way.Vwuc1-1.png

Strategies
This exercise is easy to get accuracy because you can move the manipulative around in many different ways. The speed badges are also easy because it is possible that some of them are simple "block" figures.
 * 1) Just count.
 * 2) Unless it is a solid block, in which case, length times width times height gives a fast and easy answer.