Weight and volume - Measure capacity - Worksheet

The educational resource focuses on teaching children about capacity and volume through a series of engaging activities. In Lesson 8, students learn to compare and describe problems related to mass, weight, capacity, and volume using terms such as heavy, light, full, empty, and fractions like half and quarter. The lesson employs differentiated worksheets and teaching slides, alongside practical tools like cups and spoons, to measure capacity using non-standard units. Key vocabulary includes terms like capacity, measure, containers, non-standard units of measure, bowls, and liquid. The children are encouraged to ensure that each container or non-standard measure is full to achieve accurate measurements.

Throughout the lesson, children are prompted with key questions to deepen their understanding of measuring liquid volumes. These include inquiries about the number of bowls or cups needed to fill a bottle and how these measurements are both similar and different. The worksheet activities range from counting cups for quantities less than and greater than 20 to solving problems that require a greater depth of reasoning. For example, they might be asked to determine the volume of liquid in various containers given certain clues or to compare the capacities of different containers. The exercises are designed to promote fluency, precision, and problem-solving skills, with answers provided to facilitate self-correction and learning.