1. Capacity and Volume

2. Learning Intention
We are extending our knowledge of capacity and volume.
SC : I can explain the difference between capacity and volume.
SC : I can estimate the volume in a container.
SC : I can solve word problems about capacity and volume.

3. Capacity Is the amount an object can hold.
Where have you heard of the term capacity before?

4. Volume Is the amount in the container.
We often estimate what the volume is.

5. Bath Time
This tub will hold about 50 litres of water

6. Small amounts of liquid are measured in millilitres
A teaspoon holds 5 millilitres
A cup holds about 250 millilitres
4 cups would make a litre

7. A bottle of wine usually contains 750 millilitres
Sometimes it says 75 cl on the bottle. This means 75 centilitres.
There are 100 centilitres in a litre.

8. Estimate the capacity of these containers
500 millilitres
250 millilitres

9. Try these …
2 litres
100 litres

10. How about these?
10 millilitres
500 millilitres
(half a litre)

11. and finally …
550 ml
5 ml

12. Conversion Metric 1 litre = 1000 millilitres
1.5 litres = 1500 millilitres
Imperial (approx conversion)
1 pint = 0.6 litres
1 litre = 1.8 pints
What is measured in pints?

13. Practice makes perfect
When you pick up a container at home, try and estimate its capacity. Then check to see how accurate your estimation was.

14. Carousel of Activities
1 - Estimating and Measuring
2 - Estimating millilitres
3 - Word Problems
4 – Converting capacity
Each group will have 15 minutes per station to complete the activity.

15. Learning Intention
We are extending our knowledge of capacity and volume.
SC : I can explain the difference between capacity and volume.
SC : I can estimate the volume in a container.
SC : I can solve word problems about capacity and volume.