During our remote learning lesson introducing volume to 5th graders, I didn't have the physical access to students and they didn't have physical access to hands on manipulative items. We did the next best thing, and used the online resource to play, explore, and build to gain understanding of the relationship between the volume of a rectangular prism and its length, depth, and height.
Most students were able to discover the multiplicative relationship after playing around a while, some are going to need the concrete tools to truly get this- so I'll put baggies of cubes outside the classroom for parents to swing by and pick up before intervention lesson.
Overall, the site provided an excellent tool to move students from representational understanding to abstract in a very short period of time. Highly recommended.
Most students were able to discover the multiplicative relationship after playing around a while, some are going to need the concrete tools to truly get this- so I'll put baggies of cubes outside the classroom for parents to swing by and pick up before intervention lesson.
Overall, the site provided an excellent tool to move students from representational understanding to abstract in a very short period of time. Highly recommended.