1. Capacity Choices Unit 8 Mrs. Starr’s Math Class

2. Capacity Choices We will be going over several examples and you will pick the best measurement based on the information given to you. You need to have your math chart out, your composition notebook, and a pencil. You will write your answers in your composition notebook.

3. Capacity Choices Oil for a car A drinking glass Cup Pint Gallon Quart Gallon Pint Quart

4. Capacity Choices A gas can A large jug of milk Quart Pint Gallon Quart Pint Gallon

5. Capacity Choices A small cafeteria size carton of milk A can of house paint Quart Cup Gallon Quart Pint Gallon

6. Capacity Choices A can of soup A pitcher of lemonade Quart Cup Gallon Cup Pint Quart

7. Capacity Choices A bottle of soda A spoonful of cream Milliliter Liter Milliliter Liter

8. Capacity Choices A bathtub of water A medicine dropper Milliliter Liter Milliliter Liter

9. Capacity Choices A soup pot A coffee mug Milliliter Liter Milliliter Liter

10. Capacity Choices A bottle of cough syrup A fish tank Milliliter Liter Milliliter Liter

11. Capacity Choices A bottle of cough syrup A fish tank Milliliter Liter Milliliter Liter

12. Questions 1 tons 2000 lbs 7 tons 14,000 lbs 1lb 16 oz 3.5 lbs 56 oz 1 x 7 = 7 2000 x 7 = 14,000 1 x 3.5 = 3.5 16 x 3 = 48 ½ (.5) of 16 = 8 48 + 8 = 56

13. Questions 1 cup 8 oz64 oz 1 gl 4 qts 7 lbs 28qts 8 cups 1 x 8 = 8 8 x 8 = 64 1 x 7 = 7 4 x 7 = 28

14. Questions 1 L 1,000 ml 7 L 7,000 ml 1L 1,000 ml 3.5 L 3,500 ml 1 x 7 = 7 1,000 x 7,000 = 7,000 1 x 3.5 = 3.5 1,000 x 3 = 3,000 ½(.5) of 1,000 = 500 3,000 + 500 = 3,500

15. Independent Work Put your name and today’s date ( February 7 th, 2012) Get out a clean sheet of paper Title is Changing Metric and Customary Measurements Copy the following problems on your paper and set them up a proportion Work out the problems, showing any work needed.