In this cluster, students explore volume with multiple experiences building rectangular prisms with unit cubes. Through these experiences, students develop the formula for volume. Students model the associative property of multiplication by showing that the volume of a rectangular prism is the same no matter the orientation. Students review mental and alternative strategies for multiplication and division and connect strategies based on the associative property to their work with volume. (See About this Cluster and the Unpacking Document below for more details on this cluster.)
