1. Capacity or Volume

2. Capacity is a measure of volume
The volume of a solid object is
the amount of space it takes up
If the object is hollow, the
volume is the amount of space inside it

3. When you buy liquids like gasoline, the amount that you buy is measured in liters.
A liter of gas costs about $1.00

4. Bath Time
This tub will hold about 50 liters of water

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

6. A bottle of water usually contains 750 milliliters
Sometimes it says 75 cl on the bottle. This means 75 centiliters.
There are 100 centiliters in a liter.

7. Estimate the capacity of these containers
500 milliliters
250 milliliters

8. Try these …
2 liters
100 liters

9. How about these?
10 milliliters
500 milliliters
(half a liter)

10. and finally …
550 ml
5 ml

11. Smoothies are popular
How many milliliters of juice do you think this fruit would make?

12. 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.