What would you need to know in order to measure the volume of this container of grape juice?

In this lesson you will learn how volume is measured by learning about the appropriate units and tools.

Let’s Review You know many systems of measurement

A Common Mistake Thinking you can only measure the volume of liquids You might want to edit this to actually show the text of the common mistake, for example, “thinking you can’t measure solids, liquids and glasses.”

Core Lesson Volume is the space a solid, liquid or gas takes up

We measure volume in liters and milliliters 1 liter 1 milliliter

Core Lesson 1,000 milliliters = 1 liter =

We can use 1 liter containers to measure volume = 5 liters

What would you need to know in order to measure the volume of this container of grape juice? = ? liters

In this lesson you have learned how volume is measured by learning about the appropriate units and tools.

Guided Practice What would you need to know to measure the volume of a bag of flour?

Extension Activities Would you measure the volume of a container of honey in milliliters or liters? Explain your answer.

Which measurement tool would you use to find the volume of a large pot of soup? How would you decide?  meter stick  scale  liter bottle  clock

Quick Quiz Would you measure a kiddie pool of water in liters or milliliters? Explain your answer.

Which of the following are units of measurement of volume?  inches  milliliters  grams  minutes