6.G.A.2

Space Aquarium

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COMBINED RATING

3.9 Stars

TEACHERS (17)

4.1

STUDENTS (2841)

3.7

LENGTH

14 Minutes

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CAPABILITIES

iPad Support

Spanish Language Support

Text-to-Speech Support

Description

Welcome to the Space Aquarium, today we got a shipment of exotic fishes from our home planet! Let's distribute them into the aquariums!

Vocabulary Words

unit cube

length

width

height

volume

meter

cubic meter

Instructions

Play through this interactive game to learn about Find Volume Using Fractional Side Lengths. Suitable for Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8.

Main Concepts

A unit of volume, a cube with a side length of 1 unit, is called a unit cube.(MS)

Recognize volume as an attribute of a solid figure.

Use the volume to find the length of any of the edges of a rectangular prism.

Find the total volume of solid figures composed of two right rectangular prisms.

Justification of volumes meeting set criterion by finding volumes and adding or subtracting volumes.

Develop visualization skills connected to mathematical concepts. Recognize the existence of, and visualize, components of three-dimensional shapes that are not visible from a given viewpoint.

Side Lengths are fractions, and mixed numbers.

Use unit cubes as a basis for students understanding of volume as a measurable attribute.

Volume is consists of layers of measurable units.

Use Standard Units of Measure cubic cm, cubic in, cubic ft and any unit that the problem presents.

Mentally decompose and recompose a right rectangular prism built from cubes into layers, each of which is composed of rows and columns

Find the volume of a right rectangular prism with fractional side lengths by packing it with unit cubes and show that the volume is the same as multiplying the edge lengths of the rectangular prism.

Apply the formulas for volume (V = l x w x h or V = B x h) to find volumes of right rectangular prisms with fractional edge lengths in the context of solving real world and mathematical problems.

Discussion Questions

Before the Game

How can you calculate the area of a shape that is 2 meters by 4 meters? What would the result be of the following three fractions multiplied together: 1/2 x 1/2 x 1/2? How would you simplify a fraction like 16/64? What is the unit we use for volume? How can dividing an object into cubic units help us find the volume of that object?

After the Game

What were the two ways we could calculate volume using the cubic units? Of the two ways you were shown to calculate volume, which way was easier? What is the formula for volume? How did you calculate the volume for the fish tank with the missing piece? What is the volume of a tank made out of unit 4 unit cubes if each unit cube has a length, width, and height of 1/4 meter? How many fish could fit in the tank if each cubic meter can hold 64 fish?

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Game Details

Difficulty

Content Integration

Lexile Level

705