Capacity – Cups, Pints, Quarts, & Gallons By: Brittany Compton, Courtney Nichols, & Kristal Clark

 Dr. Ross’s Third Grade Class Our group with the use of measuring cups, snack food, and juice will instruct these 3 rd graders in the estimation and measurement of cups, pints, quarts, and gallons. We will work together in a hands-on project that the students will actively engage in to teach the use of measuring skills.

The students got the opportunity to work with enthusiastic and excited teaching students from NWACC. We, the student teachers, worked closely with Dr. Ross of Elm Tree Elementary and her third grade class.

Cups and Pints,Quarts and Gallons, oh my!  We taught the students to use appropriate and customary measurement tools with regard to capacity.  We applied the “Work in Progress” provided to us from Dr. Ross as well as the Arkansas State Standards for math for the 3 rd grade.

We used computers, cameras, video recorder, and everyday measuring cups and gallon pitchers. We also incorporated snack food and drinks.

As a team we worked together to teach the students of the 3 rd grade class about capacity. We divided the work and brought our individual pieces together in the end. We worked hands-on with the students and each other. We also collaborated closely with Dr. Ross, our host teacher.

Our process to complete this project included patience, cooperation, and organization. We also had great students!

 The expected outcomes included actually teaching the students to measure and then having the students end up with their own equally measured snacks and juice. We also wanted to have an overall successful project and presentation.

Photography and Video done by Brittany Compton Measurement Game

Watching the girls measure (click on pic to see video)

Dr. Ross – Elm Tree Elementary Dr. William Hammack C. Dianne Phillips, EAST/EMPACTS Facilitator Arkedu.net Wix.org