Volume Crate Packer: Volume Game for Grades 5‑6
Load the truck: count cubes, build crates to order and find volumes, even with fractions.
Race the dock clock to load a delivery truck. Count the unit cubes that fill a crate, build a crate that holds exactly the ordered number of cubes, find a missing edge, add the volumes of joined crates, and pack with 1/2, 1/3 and 1/4 unit cubes. Three levels take you from grade 5 volume by layers to grade 6 volume with fractional edge lengths.
Play Volume Crate PackerFree. No signup. About 6 minutes per round.
What kids practise
Volume Crate Packer gives students repeated, low-pressure practice with volume, unit cubes, rectangular prisms, volume formula, additive volume, and fractional edge lengths. It is written for grades 5-6, with levels that let younger and older players start at the right difficulty. Every question is generated fresh, so a replay is never the same, and a wrong answer shows the correct one so the round teaches as well as tests.
How it plays
Controls: Tap or click answers, or press 1-4. In build mode use the plus and minus buttons, or press L, W or H to choose an edge, Up and Down to change it, and Enter to pack. P pauses, M mutes.
It works with a keyboard, a trackpad or a touch screen, so it runs on school Chromebooks, tablets and phones.
Standards
Common Core State Standards for Mathematics this game supports:
- 5.MD.C.4
- 5.MD.C.5.A
- 5.MD.C.5.B
- 5.MD.C.5.C
- 6.G.A.2
For teachers
- Time: about 6 minutes per round, good for a warm-up or a center.
- Works on Chromebooks. No login, no accounts, and no personal data is collected.
- Share the page link
https://mathschools.net/play/volume-crate-packer.htmlwith your class.
