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MATHEMATICS
Quarter 4: Module 2
Visualizing Volume of a Cube and
Rectangular Prism
Mathematics – Grade 5
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Quarter 4 – Module 2: Visualizing Volume of a Cube and Rectangular Prism

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Mathematics
Quarter 4: Module 2
Visualizing Volume of a Cube
and Rectangular Prism
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LEARNING COMPETENCIES:

 Visualizes the volume of a cube and rectangular prism (M5ME-

IVc-77)
 Names the appropriate unit of measure used for measuring the
volume of a cube and a rectangular prism (M5ME-IVc-78)
 Converts cu.cm to cu.m and vice versa; cu.cm to L and vice
versa (M5ME-IVd-80)

OBJECTIVES:
K: Visualizes the volume of a cube and rectangular prism
Names and converts the appropriate unit of measure in
measuring volume and convert cu.cm to cu.m and vice versa;
cu.cm to l and vice versa
S: Counts the number of cubic units to find the volume of a cube
or rectangular prism
A: Shows enjoyment in learning new things

A. Find the volume of each figure by counting the number of

cubes within it. = 1 cm³

1. 2.

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3.

B. Choose the letter of the correct answer. Then, write it in your

notebook.

1. A piece of soap is 9 cm by 4 cm by 3cm. What is the cubic unit

of measure used in the problem?
A. m³ B. dm³ C. cm³ D. mm³

2. Which cubic unit of measure is appropriate to measure the

volume of a gymnasium?
A. m³ B. dm³ C. cm³ D. mm³

3. What operation to be used when converting from larger unit to

a smaller unit?
A. Addition C. Multiplication
B. Subtraction D. Division

4. A truck delivers sand weighing 85000 cm3, what is the weight of

the sand in cubic meter?
A. 0.0085m³ C. 85 000dm³
B. 0.085m³ D. 850 000dm³

5. A water tank holds 900 m3 of water, what is its weight in cm3?

A. 0.0009cm³ C. 900,000cm³
B. 9,000,000cm³ D. 900,000,000cm³

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 Visualizing Volume of a Cube
Lesson
and Rectangular Prism

Source: google.com
Rubik's cube is a toy puzzle designed by Erno Rubik during the
mid-1970s. It is a cube-shaped device made up of smaller cube
pieces with six faces having different colors. Today Rubik cube is
one of the number one toys played by children.

’s In

Name the geometric figures. Match Column A with

Column B. Write only the letter of the correct answer in your
notebook.

Column A Column B

1. A. trapezoid

2. B. cylinder

3. C. cone
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 4. D. cube

5. E. rectangular prism

’s New

Source: google.com
Look at the picture.
Do you know how to play a Rubik’s Cube?
Do you know that the total number of small
cubes in a Rubik’s Cube is called volume?

is It

Volume (V) is the number of cubic units needed to fill the

shape. It is the amount of space that is occupied by a space figures
like cube and rectangular prism. Cube is a solid figure whose length,
width and height are equal while the length, width and height of a
rectangular prism are not equal.
Volume is three-dimensional (3D), composed of the area of
the base (length x width) times the height. That is why it is always in
cubic units (in³, cm³, m³, etc.).

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Visualizing the Volume of a Cube and Rectangular Prism
We can visualize volume of a cube and rectangular prism through:

a. Using more units to fill the container (like the used of marbles,
pebbles, rice grains, seed, etc.). This is what we called non-
standard units. Non-standard units do not give consistent and
accurate measure of the volume of a container.

See examples below.

Source: google.com
The number of rice grains inside the cubical container and the
amount of water in the swimming is their volume.

b. Using standard units, to find the volume of a space figure,

count the number of cubic units needed to fill the space.
Standard units are consistent and accurate.

Study this.

This is 1 cubic cm box.

=1 cm³

If you count the number of cubes in the

figure at the right. It contains 27 cubes.
Therefore, its volume is 27 cubic
centimeter or 27 cm3.

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More Examples:

1. A box is 10 cm long, 5 cm wide and 3 cm tall. What is its

volume?
Let us visualize the problem.

= 1 cm³

The figure above is a box whose dimensions are 10 cm long, 5

cm wide and 3 cm high.
To find its volume, we need to know the number of cubes in
the whole figure.
To find the total centimeter cubes:
 Multiply the number of cubes you see in the width and
length at the bottom layer of the box which is 5 cubes
and 10 cubes respectively.
 5 cubes x 10 cubes = 50 cubes
 Then, multiply its product by the number of layers which is
3.
 50 cubes x 3 layers of cubes = 150 cubes

Therefore, the volume of the box is 150 cm3.

2. Count the number of cubes in the figure below to find its

volume.
 Count the number of cubes at the bottom part
of the figure.
 Width – 4 cubes
 Length – 5 cubes
 Then, multiply.
 4 cubes x 5 cubes = 20 cubes
 Count the number of layers in the figure.
 2 layers
 Lastly, multiply the number of cubes at the
bottom of the figure and the number layers
 20 cubes x 2 layers = 40 cubic units

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 Unit of measure used for measuring rectangular prism and
cube are cubic millimeter, cubic centimeter, cubic inch, cubic foot,
cubic meter, liters, etc.
 cubic meter (m3) - used to measure large amount of
space occupied
 cubic millimeter (mm3) - used to measure the small
amount of space occupied

Converting cu.cm to cu.m

To convert a cubic centimeter measurement to a cubic meter
measurement, divide the volume by the conversion ratio.
Since one cubic meter is equal to 1,000,000 cubic centimeters,
you can use this simple formula to convert:
cubic meters = cubic centimeters ÷ 1,000,000
The volume in cubic meters is equal to the cubic centimeters
divided by 1,000,000.

For example, here's how to convert 500 cubic centimeters to

cubic meters using the formula above.

500 cm³ = (500 ÷ 1,000,000) = 0.0005 m³

Converting cu. m to cu.cm

To convert a cubic meter measurement to a cubic centimeter
measurement, multiply the volume by the conversion ratio.
Since one cubic meter is equal to 1,000,000 cubic centimeters,
you can use this simple formula to convert:
cubic centimeters = cubic meters × 1,000,000
The volume in cubic centimeters is equal to the cubic meters
multiplied by 1,000,000.

For example, here's how to convert 5 cubic meters to cubic

centimeters using the formula above.

5 m³ = (5 × 1,000,000) = 5,000,000 cm³

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Converting cu. m to l

To convert a cubic centimeter measurement to a liter

measurement, divide the volume by the conversion ratio.
Since one liter is equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters, you can use
this simple formula to convert:
liters = cubic centimeters ÷ 1,000
The volume in liters is equal to the cubic centimeters divided
by 1,000.

For example, here's how to convert 500 cubic centimeters to

liters using the formula above.

500 cm³ = (500 ÷ 1,000) = 0.5 L

Converting l to cu.cm

To convert a liter measurement to a cubic centimeter

measurement, multiply the volume by the conversion ratio.
Since one liter is equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters, you can use
this simple formula to convert:
cubic centimeters = liters × 1,000
The volume in cubic centimeters is equal to the liters multiplied
by 1,000.

For example, here's how to convert 5 liters to cubic

centimeters using the formula above.

5 L = (5 × 1,000) = 5,000 cm³

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 ’s More

A. Count the number of cubes in each figure to find its

volume.

1. Volume=_____cm³ 2. Volume= _____cm³ 3. Volume=______m³

:
B. Convert the cubic centimeter to cubic meter.
Cubic Centimeter Cubic Meter
Example:
350 cm³ 0.00035 m³
1. 600 cm³
2. 725 cm³

C. Convert Liter to cubic centimeter.

Liter Cubic Centimeter
Example:
45 L 45,000cm³
1. 8 L
2. 39 L

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 I Have Learned

 Volume is the amount space a solid figure occupies.

 We can visualize volume of cube and rectangular prism
through:
a. Using more units to fill the container (like the used of
marbles, pebbles, rice grains, seed, etc.). This is what we
called non-standard units. Non-standard units do not give
consistent and accurate measure of the volume of a
container.
b. Using standard units, to find the volume of a space figure,
count the number of cubic units needed to fill the space.
Standard units are consistent and accurate.
 Unit of measure used for measuring rectangular prism and
cube are cubic millimeter, cubic centimeters, cubic inch,
cubic foot, cubic meter, liters, etc.
 To convert a cubic centimeter measurement to a cubic meter
measurement, divide the volume by the conversion ratio. One
cubic meter is equal to 1,000,000 cubic centimeters.
 To convert a cubic meter measurement to a cubic centimeter
measurement, multiply the volume by the conversion ratio.
One cubic meter is equal to 1,000,000 cubic centimeters.
 To convert a cubic centimeter measurement to a liter
measurement, divide the volume by the conversion ratio. One
liter is equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters.
 To convert a liter measurement to a cubic centimeter
measurement, multiply the volume by the conversion ratio.
One liter is equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters.

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 I Can Do

Complete the table.

Number of Cubes
Number
No. Figure at the Bottom of Volume
of Layers
the Figure
Ex.

27 cubic
9 3
units

1.

2.

3.

4.

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A. Match Column A with the correct volume in Column
B. Write only the letter of the correct answer in your
notebook.

Column A Column B

1. A. 7 m³
= 1 cm³

2. B. 8 cm³
= 1 m³

3. C. 5 cm³
= 1 m³

4. D. 12 m³
= 1 cm³

B. Write the letter of the correct answer in your notebook.

1. Which cubic unit of measure is appropriate to be used in
measuring the volume of a Math Book?
A. mm³ B. cm³ C. dm³ D. m³

2. Which volume is appropriate to be measured in cubic

meter/m³?
A. Volume of shoe box C. Volume of a match box
B. Volume of a stock room D. Volume of an ice cube

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 3. To convert a cubic centimeter measurement to a cubic
meter measurement, _______________the volume by the
conversion ratio.
A. Add C. Multiply
B. Subtract D. Divide

4. To convert a liter measurement to a cubic centimeter

measurement, ________ the volume by the conversion ratio.
A. Add C. Multiply
B. Subtract D. Divide

5. The volume in cubic meter is equal to the cubic centimeter

divided by _________________.
A. 1,000,000 C. 10,000,000
B. 1,000 D. 100, 000

6. Convert 10 cubic meters to cubic centimeters.

A. 10,000,000 cm³ C. 100,000 cm³
B. 1,000,000 cm³ D. 10,000 cm³

Determine how many mark A packages and mark B

packages will fit into the white storage bin.

A. Number of mark A Packages __________

B. Number of mark B Packages __________

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What I Know
What’s In
A. B.
1. C
1. 63cm³ 1. C
2. A
2. 54cm³ 2. A
3. E
3. 30cm³ 3. C
4. B
4. B
5. D
5. D
What’s More
A. B. C.
1. 30cm³ 1. 0.0006m³ 1. 8000cm³
2. 48cm³ 2. 0.000725m³ 2. 39,000cm³
3. 98cm³
Assessment
Additional Activities
A. B.
A. 4
1. B 1. B
B. 24
2. D 2. B
3. A 3. D
4. C 4. C
5. A
6. A
References
Books

Lumbre, Angelina P., Ursua, Alvin C., Placer, Donnel P., Burgos,
Jaime R., Sy,Jr., Reynaldo A. “21st Century Mathletes”
Textbook, Vival Group, Inc. Quezon City, Philippines. pp 42-
53. C. 2016

Lumbre, Angelina P., Ursua, Alvin C., Placer, Donnel P., Burgos,
Jaime R., Sy,Jr., Reynaldo A. “21st Century Mathletes”
Teacher’s Manual, Vival Group, Inc. Quezon City, Philippines.
pp 144-145. C. 2016

Images

Rubik’s Cube. Retrieved from https://google.com

Rectangular Prism. Retrieved from https://google.com

Cube. Retrieved from https://google.com

Cone. Retrieved from https://google.com

Trapezoid. Retrieved from https://google.com

Cylinder. Retrieved from https://google.com

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