ESSENTIAL ELEMENT, LINKAGE LEVELS, AND MINI-MAP
MATH: 6TH GRADE
M.EE.6.G.2
Grade-Level
Standard
M.6.G.2 Find the
volume of a right
rectangular prism
with fractional edge
lengths by packing it
with unit cubes of the
appropriate unit
fraction edge lengths,
and show that the
volume is the same
as would be found by
multiplying the edge
lengths of the prism
DLM Essential
Linkage Levels
Element
M.EE.6.G.2 Solve Initial Precursor:
real-world and
• Recognize separateness
mathematical
• Recognize enclosure
problems about
Distal Precursor:
volume using
• Explain volume
unit cubes
• Explain a unit cube
• Explain volume as a composition of cube
units
Proximal Precursor:
• Calculate volume by counting unit cubes
• Calculate volume of a right rectangular
prism by packing unit cubes
Target:
• Solve word problems involving volume of
rectangular prisms
Successor:
• Calculate volume of right rectangular
prisms with formula
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IP
DP
PP
T
Initial Precursor
Distal Precursor
Proximal Precursor
Target
SP
S
UN
Supporting
Successor
Untested
M.EE.6.G.2 Solve real-world and mathematical problems about volume using unit cubes
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