5th Grade Volume Worksheets

Welcome to our 5th Grade Volume Worksheets page.

Here you will find our collection of worksheets to introduce and help you learn about volume.

These worksheets will help you to understand and practice how to find the volume of rectangular prisms and other simple shapes.

5th Grade Volume Worksheets

Volume of Rectangular Prisms

On this webpage you will find our range of worksheets to help you work out the volume of simple 3d shapes such as rectangular prisms.

They are also very useful for introducing the concept of volume being the number of cubes that fill up a space.

These sheets are graded from easiest to hardest, and each sheet comes complete with answers.

Using these sheets will help your child to:

  • learn how to find the volume of simple 3d shapes by counting cubes;
  • learn how to find the volume of rectangular prisms by multiplying length x width x height
  • practice using their knowledge to solve basic volume problems.

What is Volume?

  • Volume is the amount of space that is inside a 3 dimensional shape.
  • Because it is an amount of space, it has to be measured in cubes.
  • If the shape is measured in cm, then the volume would be measured in cubic cm or cm3
  • If the shape is measured in inches, then the volume would be measured in cubic inches or in3

Volume of a Rectangular Prism

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  • The volume of a rectangular prism is the number of cubes it is made from.
  • To find the number of cubes, we need to multiply the length by the width by the height.
  • So Volume = length x width x height or l x w x h.
  • We could also multiply the area of the base (which is the length x width) by the height.
  • So Volume = l x w x h or b x h (where b is the area of the base)

Example

In the example above, the length is 3, the width is 6 and the height is 2.

So the volume is 3 x 6 x 2 = 36cm3 or 36 cubic cm.

This tells us that there are 36 cm cubes that make up the shape.

5th Grade Volume Worksheets

We have split our worksheets up into different sections, to make it easier for you to select the right sheets for your needs.

  • Section 1 - Find the Volume by Counting Cubes
  • Section 2 - Finding the Volume by multiplication
  • Section 3 - Match the Volume (multiplication)
  • Section 3 - Volume Problem Solving Riddles

5th Grade Volume Worksheets - Counting Cubes

5th Grade Volume Worksheets - Find the Volume by Multiplication

The first sheet is supported, the other two sheets are more independent.

You can choose between the standard or metric versions of sheets 2 and 3 (the measurements are the same)

5th Grade Volume Worksheets - Match the Volume

5th Grade Volume Worksheets - Volume Riddles

Volume of Rectangular Prisms Walkthrough Video

This short video walkthrough shows several problems from our Find the Volume Sheet 2 being solved and has been produced by the West Explains Best math channel.

If you would like some support in solving the problems on these sheets, check out the video below!

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Volume of a Cube/Cuboid/Box Calculators

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Converting Measures Worksheets

Here is our selection of converting units of measure for 3rd to 5th graders.

These sheets involve converting between customary units of measure and also metric units.

5th Grade Geometry Worksheets

Here is our selection of 5th grade Geometry worksheets about angles.

The focus on these sheets is angles on a straight line, angles around a point and angles in a triangle.

Area Worksheets

Here is our selection of free printable area worksheets for 3rd and 4th grade.

The sheets are all graded in order from easiest to hardest.

Using these sheets will help your child to:

  • work out the areas of a range of rectangles;
  • find the area of rectilinear shapes.

Perimeter Worksheets

Here is our selection of free printable perimeter worksheets for 3rd and 4th grade.

The sheets are all graded in order from easiest to hardest.

Using these sheets will help your child to:

  • work out the perimeter of a range of rectangles;
  • find the perimeter of rectilinear shapes.

All the math practice worksheets in this section support Elementary Math Benchmarks.

 

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