Y5

Maths

Estimate Volume Discussion Problem

Worksheet
Group work
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Are you looking for challenging problems to stretch children's understanding of volume? If so, this Year 5 Estimate Volume Discussion Problem is perfect! It includes two open-ended questions with a real-life context for children to explore possible solutions for. One includes packing boxes of raisins to be shipped to a supermarket and the other involves making a shape from cubes.

This resource is ideal for paired or group work, and a modelled answer sheet is provided with one answer given that can be used as a discussion prompt for pupils to then find alternative answers.


Curriculum Objectives

  • Solve number problems and practical problems that involve 5N1 - 5N5
  • Estimate volume [for example, using 1 cm3 blocks to build cuboids (including cubes)] and capacity [for example, using water]