Neft Teacher Unit 10

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Volume with Whole Number Edges

6.G.2 Lesson 10-1

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I Can…

I can find the volume of a rectangular prism with whole-number edges using length × width × height.

Reveal Math Grade 6 How to Use 6.G.2

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How to Use This Deck

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👩‍🏫Teacher cues

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👨‍🎓Student work

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📝Notes

Press N or click 📝 in the toolbar for pacing tips and answers.

🎮Activity link

Launch the full HTML activity for independent practice.

🖨️Print

File → Print or the print button for handout copies.

⏱️ Time: 30 sec — read aloud, then advance

Reveal Math Grade 6 Learning Targets 6.G.2

🎯 Content Objective / Objetivo de contenido

I can find the volume of a rectangular prism with whole-number edges using length × width × height.

Reveal Math Grade 6 Agenda 6.G.2

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Today's Flow

1 Warm-Up 5m

2 Vocabulary 8m

3 I Do 5m

4 We Do 5m

5 Explore 8m

6 Practice 10m

7 Connect 5m

8 Exit Ticket 5m

Total pacing: ~45 min · Progress bar at top tracks your place

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Lesson Phase

LAUNCH

⏱ ~10 min

Reveal Math Grade 6 Warm-Up Hook 6.G.2

⏱️ 3 MIN · THINK-PAIR-SHARE

Your time capsule container is a rectangular prism. To find how much it can hold, why do you need three measurements (length, width, and height) instead of just one or two?

volumelengthwidthheightrectangular prism

Reveal Math Grade 6 CFU 1 6.G.2

📦 TIME CAPSULE

Check for Understanding #1

✋ CFU · THUMBS

❓ Ask: Can you restate the warm-up question in your own words?

⏱️ Time: 30 sec

Teacher: If >30% thumbs down, re-teach with a fresh example before moving on.

Reveal Math Grade 6 Be Curious 6.G.2

Visual Prompt

Time Capsule Project

Your team is building time capsule containers to store class memories. Each container is a rectangular prism, and you need to figure out how much each one can hold. That means calculating the volume using whole number dimensions!

👁 I Notice...

🔹 What three measurements do you need to find the volume of a box?

🔹 What does volume tell us about a container?

🔹 How is volume different from the area of one face?

💭 I Wonder...

🔹 If two containers have the same volume, must they have the same shape?

🔹 What happens to the volume if you double just one dimension?

Reveal Math Grade 6 Concept Launch 6.G.2

🎯 I can find the volume of a rectangular prism with whole-number edges using length × width × height.

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Concept Launch

💡 How do we find the volume of a box?

👩‍🏫 Say: This is the big idea for today. Students should be able to repeat it by the end.

Volume is how much space is inside a 3D shape. For a rectangular prism (a box), volume = length × width × height, measured in cubic units.

Key Idea:

To find the volume of a box, multiply all three edges: V = length × width × height.

Reveal Math Grade 6 I Do — Watch Me 6.G.2

Reveal Math Grade 6 I Do — Key Step 6.G.2

Reveal Math Grade 6 We Do — Together 6.G.2

Reveal Math Grade 6 CFU 2 6.G.2

📦 TIME CAPSULE

Check for Understanding #2

✋ CFU · THUMBS

❓ Ask: Can you explain what we did in the We Do example?

⏱️ Time: 30 sec

Teacher: If >30% thumbs down, re-teach with a fresh example before moving on.

Reveal Math Grade 6 You Do — Your Turn 6.G.2

🎯 I can find the volume of a rectangular prism with whole-number edges using length × width × height.

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Now it's your turn

👨‍🎓 Students: Work independently first, then check with a partner.

⏱️ Time: 5 min

1In the table below, find the volume of each container using V = length × width × height.

2Write your answer in cubic inches (in³).

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Open the interactive HTML activity for full practice.

Launch Activity ↗

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Lesson Phase

VOCABULARY

⏱ ~8 min

Reveal Math Grade 6 Vocabulary 6.G.2

Term / Término	Meaning / Significado	Visual
Volume Volumen	How much space is inside a solid shape. Cuánto espacio hay dentro de una figura sólida.	A box 3 × 2 × 4 holds 24 unit cubes, so V = 24 cubic units
Rectangular prism Prisma rectangular	A solid box shape with six flat rectangle sides. Una figura sólida en forma de caja con seis lados rectangulares.	A cereal box or shoe box — it has length, width, and height
Cubic units Unidades cúbicas	The units used to measure space inside, like cubic inches. Las unidades para medir el espacio interior, como pulgadas cúbicas.	A tiny cube that is 1 in × 1 in × 1 in = 1 in³ (one cubic inch)
Length, width, height Largo, ancho, altura	How long, how wide, and how tall a box is. Qué tan largo, ancho y alto es una caja.	V = l × w × h: for a box 5 × 3 × 2, volume = 30 cubic units
Net Plantilla (desarrollo plano)	A flat shape that folds up into a solid. Una figura plana que se dobla y forma un sólido.	A cross-shaped pattern of 6 rectangles folds into a rectangular box
Edge Arista	The line where two flat sides of a solid meet. La línea donde se unen dos lados planos de un sólido.	A cube has 12 edges — 4 along the top, 4 along the bottom, 4 vertical

Rectangular prism: example vs. non-example

✓ A cardboard boxIt has six rectangular faces.

✗ A ballA ball is a sphere, not a prism.

Reveal Math Grade 6 Which Word? 6.G.2

🎯 I can find the volume of a rectangular prism with whole-number edges using length × width × height.

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Which Word Fits?

❓ CLOZE POLL

❓ Ask: Vote A B C D — then defend your choice.

The amount of space inside a three-dimensional solid is its ___.

Use It In a Sentence

Reveal Math Grade 6 CFU 3 6.G.2

📦 TIME CAPSULE

Check for Understanding #3

✋ CFU · THUMBS

❓ Ask: Use one vocabulary word in a sentence about today's topic.

⏱️ Time: 30 sec

Teacher: If >30% thumbs down, re-teach with a fresh example before moving on.

Reveal Math Grade 6 Turn & Talk 6.G.2

🎯 I can find the volume of a rectangular prism with whole-number edges using length × width × height.

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Turn & Talk — Launch

🗣️ TURN & TALK

👩‍🏫 Say: Partner A shares first for 45 seconds, then Partner B.

👨‍🎓 Students: Turn to your elbow partner. Use the sentence stems.

⏱️ Time: 90 sec

Your time capsule container is a rectangular prism. To find how much it can hold, why do you need three measurements (length, width, and height) instead of just one or two?

Sentence starters (tap to use):

✍️ I need three measurements because volume fills space in ___ directions.Necesito tres medidas porque el volumen llena el espacio en ___ direcciones.

✍️ Length and width alone only give the ___, not the volume.El largo y el ancho solos solo dan el ___, no el volumen.

Stretch further:

➕ Two capsules ___ have the same volume but different shapes because ___.

➕ For example, ___ × ___ × ___ and ___ × ___ × ___ both equal ___.

WORD BANK:

volumelengthwidthheightrectangular prism

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👂 Listen For

Students explain that volume is three-dimensional, so all three edges (length, width, height) are needed; two measurements only give area of one face.

Extend: Could two time capsules have the same volume but different shapes? Justify with an example.

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Lesson Phase

EXPLORE & PRACTICE

⏱ ~18 min

Reveal Math Grade 6 Visual Model 6.G.2

🎯 I can find the volume of a rectangular prism with whole-number edges using length × width × height.

📦 TIME CAPSULE

Visual Modeling Workspace

Use the drawing tray below to annotate the visual model. Teacher: say "Click to reveal" on key steps.

Reveal Math Grade 6 Explore 6.G.2

📦 TIME CAPSULE

Explore Activity

Calculate the volume of each time capsule container. Use V = l × w × h.

9650volumedimensionslengthwidthheightmultiplylargersmaller

✍️ Explore Discourse

Container C holds the most (96 in³) and Container B holds the least (50 in³). What do you notice about the dimensions that make one volume larger than another?

Container C has the largest volume because ___ × ___ × ___ = ___. Compared to Container B, the dimensions ___ produce a ___ volume because ___.

Reveal Math Grade 6 Whiteboard CFU 6.G.2

🎯 I can find the volume of a rectangular prism with whole-number edges using length × width × height.

📦 TIME CAPSULE

Whiteboard Moment

🖊️ WHITEBOARD CFU

👨‍🎓 Students: On your whiteboard or paper, solve ONE quick problem using today's strategy. Hold it up when done.

⏱️ Time: 2 min

Show your work clearly. Be ready to explain your thinking to a partner.

Reveal Math Grade 6 Discuss Explore 6.G.2

🎯 I can find the volume of a rectangular prism with whole-number edges using length × width × height.

📦 TIME CAPSULE

Turn & Talk — Explore

🗣️ TURN & TALK

👩‍🏫 Say: Partner A shares first for 45 seconds, then Partner B.

👨‍🎓 Students: Turn to your elbow partner. Use the sentence stems.

⏱️ Time: 90 sec

Container C is 8 × 3 × 4 and Container B is 5 × 5 × 2. How did you count or multiply the unit cubes to find each volume, and which holds more?

Sentence starters (tap to use):

✍️ I found the volume by multiplying ___ × ___ × ___, which equals ___ cubic units.Hallé el volumen multiplicando ___ × ___ × ___, que es ___ unidades cúbicas.

✍️ Container ___ holds more because its volume is ___.El contenedor ___ contiene más porque su volumen es ___.

Stretch further:

➕ D holds more even though ___ because volume depends on ___.

➕ A bigger length or width does not always mean a bigger volume because ___.

WORD BANK:

volumecubic unitslengthwidthheightrectangular prism

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👂 Listen For

Students compute Container C = 8 × 3 × 4 = 96 in³ and Container B = 5 × 5 × 2 = 50 in³, and conclude C holds more by connecting volume to multiplying all three edges.

Extend: Container B (50 in³) has a larger length and width than Container D (10 × 2 × 3 = 60 in³), yet D holds more. Explain how that is possible.

Reveal Math Grade 6 Practice A 6.G.2

🎯 I can find the volume of a rectangular prism with whole-number edges using length × width × height.

📦 TIME CAPSULE

Practice Check A

📝 QUICK CHECK

❓ Ask: Give students 1 minute. Cold-call one student to defend their answer.

⏱️ Time: 2 min

Two storage bins: Bin A is 8 × 6 × 5 inches. Bin B is 9 × 4 × 7 inches. Which holds more and by how much?

✍️ Show Your Work

Explain why your answer is correct using today's vocabulary.

Teacher reveal: Bin A: 8 × 6 × 5 = 240 in³. Bin B: 9 × 4 × 7 = 252 in³. Bin B holds 12 in³ more.

Reveal Math Grade 6 Practice B 6.G.2

🎯 I can find the volume of a rectangular prism with whole-number edges using length × width × height.

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Practice Check B

📝 QUICK CHECK

❓ Ask: Partner discussion first, then vote.

⏱️ Time: 2 min

A rectangular prism has length 8 cm, width 5 cm, and height 4 cm. What is its volume?

✍️ Show Your Work

Explain why your answer is correct using today's vocabulary.

Teacher reveal: V = l × w × h = 8 × 5 × 4 = 160 cm³.

Reveal Math Grade 6 Net Fold Explorer 6.G.2

🎯 I can find the volume of a rectangular prism with whole-number edges using length × width × height.

📦 TIME CAPSULE

Net Fold Explorer

📦 NET FOLD

👨‍🎓 Students: Work at your own pace. Check with a partner before we discuss.

⏱️ Time: 5 min

Complete the interactive activity using today's strategy.

✍️ Justify Your Thinking

Reveal Math Grade 6 Sort It Out 6.G.2

Sort each label into the correct box.

Card Bank — cut or drag these cards:

⠿3 × 3 × 3 = 27

⠿10 × 2 × 2 = 40

⠿5 × 4 × 3 = 60

⠿6 × 6 × 2 = 72

⠿8 × 5 × 4 = 160

Category A

Category B

Reveal Math Grade 6 Error Analysis 6.G.2

⚠ Find the Volume Error

A classmate turned in the work below. One step has a mistake. Read every step, find it, name it, and fix it.

Student's work — read every step:

1 Dimensions l = 9 ft, w = 4 ft, h = 6 ft

2 Formula V = l × w × h

3 Calculate V = 9 × 4 × 6 = 9 × 10 = 90 ft³

4 Answer Volume = 90 ft³

Which step has the error?

Reveal Math Grade 6 Choice Board 6.G.2

Choose ONE option to show what you know — then do it in the workspace below.

I chose option — my work:

Reveal Math Grade 6 Think Write 6.G.2

Use evidence from today's lesson to complete each frame.

Frame 1 Explain the Rule

Today's key idea is: "To find the volume of a box, multiply all three edges: V = length × width × height." — and it works because ___.

Frame 2 Because / But / So

Because Volume means ___, but a tricky part is ___, so I have to ___.

Frame 3 Catch the Mistake

A common mistake with Volume is ___. It happens because ___, and the fix is ___.

Frame 4 Prove It

I can prove my answer is correct by ___, using Rectangular prism to check my work.

Reveal Math Grade 6 Because · But · So 6.G.2

✍️ TWR · WRITE 3 SENTENCES · 7 MIN

Sentence kernelTo find the volume of a box, multiply all three edges: V = length × width × height.

because

Give a reason

To find the volume of a box, multiply all three edges: V = length × width × height. because ___

but

Name a tricky part

To find the volume of a box, multiply all three edges: V = length × width × height. but ___

so

State what it means

To find the volume of a box, multiply all three edges: V = length × width × height. so ___

Reveal Math Grade 6 Sentence Expansion 6.G.2

🌱 TWR · GROW THE KERNEL · 6 MIN

Sentence kernelToday we used Volume.

Answer these to add detail

What exactly?When?Where in real life?Why does it work?How did we use it?

Sentence starters (tap to use)

First, …For example, …This means that …In other words, …As a result, …I know this because …

Reveal Math Grade 6 Student Workspace 6.G.2

🎯 I can find the volume of a rectangular prism with whole-number edges using length × width × height.

📦 TIME CAPSULE

Student Workspace

📊 FILL THE TABLE

👨‍🎓 Students: Complete the missing cells. Check with a partner before we discuss.

⏱️ Time: 5 min

Calculate the volume of each time capsule container. Use V = l × w × h.

Container	Length (in)	Width (in)	Height (in)
Container A	6	4	3
Container B	5	5	2
Container C	8	3	4
Container D	10	2	3

✏️ Sketch Your Strategy

Reveal Math Grade 6 Differentiation 6.G.2

📦 TIME CAPSULE

Differentiation Paths

🎯 CHOOSE YOUR LEVEL

👩‍🏫 Say: Everyone works on the same math goal — pick the level of support that fits today.

⏱️ Time: 8–10 min independent or partner

🧩 Level 0 · Most support

Step-by-step with a worked model and sentence frames.

🌱 Level 1 · Support

What is the volume of a rectangular prism with l = 7 in, w = 3 in, h = 4 in?

🎯 Level 2 · Core

Core practice aligned to the standard.

🚀 Level 2+ · Enrichment

Extension with error analysis or multi-step reasoning.

Reveal Math Grade 6 Partner Activity 6.G.2

🎯 I can find the volume of a rectangular prism with whole-number edges using length × width × height.

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Partner Activity

🤝 PARTNER WORK

📦 Materials: Whiteboards or paper, pencils, vocabulary reference cards

👨‍🎓 Students: Partner A solves, Partner B coaches. Switch roles on the next problem.

⏱️ Time: 6 min

Work with your partner on the practice problems at your differentiation path level. Explain each step using math vocabulary.

Reveal Math Grade 6 CFU 4 6.G.2

📦 TIME CAPSULE

Check for Understanding #4

✋ CFU · THUMBS

❓ Ask: Thumbs up if you and your partner agree on your answer.

⏱️ Time: 30 sec

Teacher: If >30% thumbs down, re-teach with a fresh example before moving on.

Reveal Math Grade 6 Math in the Wild 6.G.2

🎯 I can find the volume of a rectangular prism with whole-number edges using length × width × height.

📦 TIME CAPSULE

Real-World Connection

🌍 Math in the Wild

👩‍🏫 Say: Read the scenario. Ask: where else have you seen this kind of math?

A moving company uses rectangular boxes. A large box is 24 inches long, 18 inches wide, and 18 inches tall. A medium box is 18 inches long, 14 inches wide, and 12 inches tall.

77762418302414124752volumecubic

✍️ Connection Reasoning

How many more cubic inches does the large box hold than the medium box?

The large box volume is ___ in³ because V = ___ × ___ × ___. The medium box volume is ___ in³. The large box holds ___ more cubic inches.

Reveal Math Grade 6 Discuss Connect 6.G.2

🎯 I can find the volume of a rectangular prism with whole-number edges using length × width × height.

📦 TIME CAPSULE

Turn & Talk — Connect

🗣️ TURN & TALK

👩‍🏫 Say: Partner A shares first for 45 seconds, then Partner B.

👨‍🎓 Students: Turn to your elbow partner. Use the sentence stems.

⏱️ Time: 90 sec

A moving company's large box is 24 × 18 × 18 in and its medium box is 18 × 14 × 12 in. Talk through how you would find how many more cubic inches the large box holds.

Sentence starters (tap to use):

✍️ The large box volume is ___ in³ because 24 × 18 × 18 = ___.El volumen de la caja grande es ___ in³ porque 24 × 18 × 18 = ___.

✍️ The large box holds ___ more cubic inches because ___ − ___ = ___.La caja grande contiene ___ pulgadas cúbicas más porque ___ − ___ = ___.

Stretch further:

➕ Comparing only length is not enough because ___.

➕ Even though the medium box is shorter in one edge, ___.

WORD BANK:

volumecubic unitsrectangular prismlengthwidthheight

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👂 Listen For

Students compute large = 7776 in³, medium = 3024 in³, then subtract to get 4752 in³ more, and reason that you must find each volume before comparing.

Extend: Why can't you just compare one dimension (like length) to decide which box holds more? Use the two boxes to justify.

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Lesson Phase

CLOSURE & REFLECT

⏱ ~8 min

Reveal Math Grade 6 Exit Ticket 6.G.2

Reflection

Today I learned that ___ because ___.

One thing I am still not sure about is ___.

Quick Exit Ticket

A rectangular prism has l = 11 in, w = 5 in, h = 4 in. What is the volume?

Reveal Math Grade 6 Goal Tracker 6.G.2

Reveal Math Grade 6 Bonus Check 6.G.2

🎯 I can find the volume of a rectangular prism with whole-number edges using length × width × height.

📦 TIME CAPSULE

Bonus Exit Check

📝 QUICK CHECK

❓ Ask: Optional for early finishers.

⏱️ Time: 2 min

A box has a volume of 72 in³. Its base is 6 in by 4 in. What is its height?

✍️ Show Your Work

Explain why your answer is correct using today's vocabulary.

Teacher reveal: Height = V ÷ (l × w) = 72 ÷ (6 × 4) = 72 ÷ 24 = 3 in.

Reveal Math Grade 6 Reflection 6.G.2

📦 TIME CAPSULE

Reflection & Self-Assessment

3 Things I learned:

2 Connections:

1 Question:

Self-Assessment:

Reveal Math Grade 6 Digital Activity 6.G.2

📦 TIME CAPSULE

Continue Learning

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Launch the Full Interactive Activity

Students continue practice in the HTML lesson engine with auto-check, hints, and differentiation.

Open Lesson Activity ↗ Family Homework ↗

👩‍🏫 Say: Early finishers: open the activity. Everyone else: start homework tonight.

Reveal Math Grade 6 Family Connection 6.G.2

📦 TIME CAPSULE

Family Connection

Share tonight's family homework and discuss one vocabulary word at home.

Open Family Homework ↗

👩‍🏫 Say: Tell families: "Ask your student to teach you one thing from today's lesson."

Reveal Math Grade 6 Teacher Notes 6.G.2

📦 TIME CAPSULE

Teacher Notes

⏱️ Pacing Guide

Launch & vocab: 12 min
I Do / We Do / You Do: 15 min
Explore & practice: 15 min
Connect & closure: 8 min

Total: ~45 min

🎯 Listen For · Common Errors

• Students explain that volume is three-dimensional, so all three edges (length, width, height) are needed; two measurements only give area of one face.

• Students compute Container C = 8 × 3 × 4 = 96 in³ and Container B = 5 × 5 × 2 = 50 in³, and conclude C holds more by connecting volume to multiplying all three edges.

• Students compute large = 7776 in³, medium = 3024 in³, then subtract to get 4752 in³ more, and reason that you must find each volume before comparing.

• Students change in² to in³ and explain that volume fills 3D space (three edges multiplied), while square units describe flat area of one face.

Common mistake: A common mistake in Volume with Whole Number Edges is skipping the key idea: "To find the volume of a box, multiply all three edges: V = length × width × height." — always check your work against this rule before you submit.

Reveal Math Grade 6 Answer Key 6.G.2

📦 TIME CAPSULE

Answer Key (Teacher Appendix)

Hide this slide during presentation or move to the end of your copy.

✓ Practice 1: Bin B by 12 in³ — Bin A: 8 × 6 × 5 = 240 in³. Bin B: 9 × 4 × 7 = 252 in³. Bin B holds 12 in³ more.

✓ Practice 2: 160 cm³ — V = l × w × h = 8 × 5 × 4 = 160 cm³.

✓ Practice 3: 3 in — Height = V ÷ (l × w) = 72 ÷ (6 × 4) = 72 ÷ 24 = 3 in.

✓ Practice 4: 84 in³ — V = l × w × h = 7 × 3 × 4 = 84 cubic inches.

✓ Exit ticket: 220 in³ — V = 11 × 5 × 4 = 220 cubic inches. Remember: volume uses cubic units (in³).