This page provides sample 5th Grade Measurement and Data Centers from our 5th Grade Math Centers eBook. Try out the samples listed in blue under each Common Core State Standard or download the 5th Grade Math Centers eBook and have all the 5th Grade Number, Geometry, Measurement and Data Centers you’ll need for the entire school year in one convenient digital file. With over 160 easy-prep, engaging centers this resource will simplify your lesson planning and make hands-on math instruction an integral part of your classroom.
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Convert like measurement units within a given measurement system
5.MD.A.1 Convert among different-sized standard measurement units within a given measurement system (e.g., convert 5cm to 0.05m), and use these conversions in solving multi-step, real world problems.
Comparing Metric Units
Geometric measurement: understand concepts of volume and relate volume to multiplication and to addition
5.MD.C.3 Recognize volume as an attribute of solid figures and understand concepts of volume measurement.
a. A cube with side length 1 unit, called a “unit cube,” is said to have “one cubic unit” of volume, and can be used to measure volume.
b. A solid figure which can be packed without gaps or overlaps using n unit cubes is said to have a volume of n cubic units.
Build a Cubic Meter
5.MD.C.4 Measure volume by counting unit cubes, using cubic cm, cubic in, cubic ft, and improvised units.
Building Rectangular Prisms
What's the Volume?