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Learning content:
Learning content:
measures, records, compares and estimates volumes and capacities using litres, millilitres and cubic centimetres
measures, records, compares and estimates volumes and capacities using litres, millilitres and cubic centimetres
Lesson One
Lesson One
Measuring Capacity
Measuring Capacity
What is capacity measured in?
Look at an empty container.
Your teacher has a container and wants to find out its capacity.
What does capacity mean? Capacity means how much it will hold.
Can the teacher use a ruler to measure the space inside a container?
What is the best way to fill up all the space in a container to measure it?
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The teacher will demonstrate how we can use measuring cups and jugs to measure both litres and millilitres.
The teacher will demonstrate how we can use measuring cups and jugs to measure both litres and millilitres.
Watch the following videos to see how to best read liquid capacity on graduated measuring cups and jugs:
Fun Facts:
Fun Facts:
Shower- 8 litres a minute. 10 minute shower uses 80litres of water.
Flush toilet uses 12 litres of water.
Bath uses 140 litres of water.
Swimming pool has 40000 litres.
Olympic swimming pool 2.5 million litres.
Extension: students research other water/litre facts.
Go on with 3 different Seesaw activities:
Go on with 3 different Seesaw activities:
capacityestimating1l.pdf
Extension:
Extension:
Look at a variety of containers.
Identify the capacity of each. Where can we find the capacity on the containers?
Order from smallest to largest.
Display measuring container on the board. Draw a range of graduated gradients on the jug. How do we read the lines on the container?
Practice reading and changing the gradients.
Draw liquid in the containers and students will find out the capacity.
Fill out blank templates of measuring jugs.
Write capacities on the board and students will illustrate the correct capacity on their worksheets
Lessons Two and Three
Lessons Two and Three
Watch this video to see how to measure liquids and dry ingredients using graduated measuring spoons and jugs:
Watch this video to see how to measure liquids and dry ingredients using graduated measuring spoons and jugs:
On completion, break into groups of 6 and go on with the following activities over the next two lessons.
Station One:
A variety of different size and shape drinking glasses, kitchen measuring jugs or measuring cylinders marked to the nearest 10 mL
Water
Paper and pencil
Student instructions on Copymaster One
Station Two:
A variety of different size and shape bowls
Kitchen measuring jugs or measuring cylinders marked to the nearest 10 mL
Water
Paper and pencil
Student instructions on Copymaster Two
Station Three:
Lightweight cardboard, pencils, rulers, scissors, sticky tape
Kitchen measuring jugs or measuring cylinders marked to the nearest 10 mL
Sand
Paper and pencil
Student instructions on Copymaster Three
Station Four:
Several different cake tins of a variety of shapes and sizes: ring tins, square tins and a roasting dish
Kitchen measuring jugs or measuring cylinders marked to the nearest 10 mL
Water
Paper and pencil
Student instructions on Copymaster Four
Lesson Four
Lesson Four
Work your way through the following activities.
Work your way through the following activities.
Liquid Measure.pdfGlue these into your maths books.
Glue these into your maths books.
Reading scales - liquid measure.pdfComplete the 3 different Seesaw activities:
Complete the 3 different Seesaw activities:
capacityestimating1l.pdfConverting mL to L
Converting mL to L
As a class brainstorm the need to convert measurements.
Is there any other measurements that we have had to convert before?
Complete this worksheet in Seesaw:
Go on with capacity activities in Targeting Maths:
Go on with capacity activities in Targeting Maths:
Extension:
Extension:
Create your own soft drink.
A new soft drink company is after a new line of soft drinks. You have the opportunity to design your own soft drink. You need to think about
Colour
Flavour
Type of bottle
How many ML or L or ML and L to include
The company is after 3 different sizes. One lunch size (for one person) One family size (For a family dinner of 3-4 people) and one picnic size (big enough to take to a Christmas lunch.
Challenge Task
Challenge Task
Have a go at the two challenges below and see how many different solutions you can find for each.
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