Weight and volume - Compare capacity - Worksheet

In this engaging lesson focused on Capacity and Volume, Year 6 students are tasked with comparing the capacity of various containers. The National Curriculum objective is to guide students in comparing, describing, and solving practical problems related to mass, weight, capacity, and volume. They will learn to describe objects as heavy or light, full or empty, and use comparative terms such as 'more than', 'less than', and 'equal to'. The lesson utilises differentiated sheets and teaching slides to cater to different learning needs, and children are encouraged to use non-standard units of measure to compare container capacities.

Throughout the lesson, key vocabulary such as 'capacity', 'compare', 'measure', 'more than', 'less than', and 'equal to' is introduced and reinforced. Students will use visual representations to circle containers with the most or least liquid and will write comparative phrases to complete sentences, gradually introducing inequality symbols to express their comparisons. In addition to fluency and precision tasks, the lesson also includes reasoning and problem-solving activities, where students must determine the truth of statements regarding container capacity and provide explanations for their reasoning. This multifaceted approach helps to deepen their understanding of volume and capacity in a practical context.