Grade 5 Math PowerPoint: Volume of Cuboids (24 Slides)

About This Resource

A 24-slide teaching PowerPoint with speaker notes and click-to-reveal answers: Which box holds more?, Key words, What is volume?, Count the cubes, Hidden cubes and more.

Overview

Students learn that volume is the amount of space a 3D shape takes up, measured in cubic units. They build cuboids from unit cubes, count cubes layer by layer, discover the formula V = length × width × height, use cubic centimeters (cm³) and cubic meters (m³), find a missing length when the volume is known, and solve problems with boxes, tanks and shapes made of two cuboids. The link between 1 cm³ and 1 mL connects volume to capacity.

Resource Details

Subject: Math
Topic: Volume of Cuboids
Category: Measurement
File Type: PPTX
File Size: 162.2 KB
Published: 23 Oct 2026
Downloads: 0

Members Only

Upgrade to Teacher Pro (from ฿199/month) to download this resource.

Upgrade to Pro Login

Looking for something different? Request a Resource.

Lesson Sequence

Open in PowerPoint and start the slide show. Click to reveal each answer after students respond.
Read the speaker notes (View > Notes) for questions to ask and common mistakes.
Use with the lesson plan: it lists which slides belong to each lesson.

Classroom Activities

Box Detectives (12 minutes, Pairs): Estimate which box has the biggest volume. Measure length, width and height to the nearest cm.
Same Volume, Different Box (10 minutes, Pairs): Use exactly 24 cubes to build a cuboid. Record l, w and h. Build a different cuboid with the same 24 cubes.
Volume Bingo (8 minutes, Whole class): Students write 9 numbers from this list in their grid: 6, 8, 12, 18, 20, 24, 27, 30, 36, 40, 48, 60. Call out a cuboid, e.g. "3 × 2 × 4".

Teacher Tips

Let students hold a 1 cm cube: "This is 1 cm³ — about the size of a sugar cube." Show 1 m³ with three meter sticks and tape in a corner of the room — students are always surprised how big it is.

Learning Objectives

Explain that volume is the amount of space inside or taken up by a 3D shape.
Find the volume of a cuboid by counting unit cubes in layers.
Use the formula V = l × w × h and write the answer in cubic units (cm³, m³).
Find a missing length when the volume and two lengths are known.
Find the volume of a shape made from two cuboids and solve real-life problems.

Differentiation

Support: Keep cubes available for every question. Challenge: Find all the cuboids with a volume of 36 cm³ (whole-number edges). English language learners: Point to length, width and height on a real box while saying the words.

Assessment

Exit tickets in lessons 1 and 3. Worksheet Parts A–E with the answer key. Unit Assessment (16 marks). Performance task (rubric): "Design a Box" — design a box with a given volume for a product and explain the measurements.