5th Grade Volume of Rectangular Prisms Worksheet
Find the volume of each rectangular prism by multiplying length x width x height.
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- Grade
- 5th Grade
- Subject
- Math
- Skill
- Measurement
- Topic
- volume of rectangular prisms
- Difficulty
- Standard
- Time
- 15 minutes
- Pages
- 2 (incl. answer key)
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- Printable PDF (US Letter)
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Worksheet details
What This Worksheet Practices
Students will find the volume of a rectangular prism using length x width x height.
- Multiplying length x width x height
- Using cubic units
- Connecting volume to layers of unit cubes
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Filling a box with unit cubes
Volume measures how much space a solid takes up — the number of unit cubes that fill it. For a rectangular prism, that’s length × width × height. Another way to see it: the bottom layer is length × width (the area), and the height tells how many of those layers stack up.
How to use it
Have students multiply all three dimensions and label the answer in cubic units. Watch for students who add instead of multiply. Builds on area of rectangles.
👩🏫 Teacher note
Volume is the number of unit cubes that fill a solid: length x width x height. The bottom layer is length x width (the area), and the height tells how many layers.
🏠 Parent note
Multiply the three side lengths together. Label the answer in cubic units.
Common Mistakes to Watch For
- Adding the dimensions instead of multiplying
- Forgetting cubic units
Answer Key
Each answer shows the volume in cubic units.
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