Bring math to life with these volume activities for sixth grade and fifth grade students that will have them building prisms, going on a scavenger hunt, and estimating volumes!
Three Engaging Volume Activities for Sixth Grade and Fifth Grade Students
Enliven your math lessons with these volume activities for sixth grade and fifth grade students! This set includes three hands-on activities designed to strengthen students’ understanding of volume through real-world applications. In the Volume Scavenger Hunt, students will search for objects in the classroom, measure them, and calculate their volume. The Volume Building Challenge encourages creativity as students construct rectangular prisms using interesting materials. Finally, the “What’s the Volume?” Game turns learning into a game show where students estimate and calculate the volume of everyday objects. These activities promote problem-solving, measurement skills, and critical thinking—perfect for interactive math lessons!
This hands-on volume lessons set includes:
- Volume Scavenger Hunt directions
- Volume Scavenger Hunt recording sheets
- Volume Building Challenge directions
- Volume Building Challenge recording sheets
- “What’s the Volume?” directions
- “What’s the Volume?” label cards
- “What’s the Volume?” recording sheets
These volume activities for sixth grade and fifth grade students are great for spicing up whole-group instruction, guided groups, and math centers.
More About Our Hands-on Activities for Teaching Volume
Curious about the three hands-on activities for teaching volume included in this set? Here is some more information so you can choose the activities that will best delight and teach your students.
Volume Scavenger Hunt: Students will go on a classroom scavenger hunt, searching for everyday objects that meet the dimension or volume requirements on their recording sheets. They will then sketch the object, record the measurements, and calculate the volume.
Volume Building Challenge: Students will build rectangular prisms meeting specific criteria using provided materials like pipe cleaners, toothpicks, marshmallows, and even uncooked spaghetti! They will then accurately record the dimensions and calculate the volume.
“What’s the Volume?” Game: Students will participate in a game show to estimate and calculate the volume of a variety of everyday objects like cereal boxes, books, and containers. The team that has the closest estimates wins!
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This resource was created by Kendall Britnell, a teacher in Colorado and a Teach Starter collaborator.
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