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Sugar Cubes [Day 1] - How Many Cubes - 02 - Spark Image - Notice Wonder

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How many sugar cubes are in the box?

Make an estimate.

Sugar Cubes [Day 1] - How Many Cubes - 02 - Spark Image - Notice Wonder

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Sugar Cubes [Day 1] - How Many Cubes - 04 - Spark Update Estimate Image

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There are 9 layers of sugar cubes in the box. If each layer has 4 rows of 8 cubes, how many sugar cubes are in the box?

Use a mathematical model of your choice to convince your mathematical community.

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Sugar Cubes [Day 1] - How Many Cubes - 05 - Sense Making - Struggle Prompt

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Sugar Cubes [Day 1] - How Many Cubes - 07 - Next Moves - Reveal Image

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  1. If the sugar box had a top layer of 4 x 9, with a total of 8 layers, how many sugar cubes would there be?

  2. If the sugar box had a top layer of 8 x 9, with a total of 4 layers, how many sugar cubes would there be?

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Sugar Cubes [Day 1] - How Many Cubes - 08 - Next Moves - Reflect - Whats the Same and Different

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What connections do you see between the dimensions (length, width, height) of the sugar box and its volume?

Sugar Cubes [Day 1] - How Many Cubes - 09 - Next Moves - Reflect - Making Connections

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What might a general rule be for finding the volume of a rectangular prism?

Convince your peers.

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Consider the following scenarios:

  1. A box of dice has 5 rows of 6 dice in the bottom layer. The box holds 8 layers of dice. How many dice does the box hold?
  2. A moving truck holds 8 rows of 12 same-size boxes in the bottom layer. The boxes are stacked 6 layers high. How many boxes does the truck hold?

For both scenarios above:

    1. What information is given?

    2. What information are you trying to reveal?

    3. Model both scenarios and solve.

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