Mass, Capacity, Temperature - Compare volume - Presentation

In a series of engaging slides for a lesson on Measurement, students are introduced to the concept of comparing volume. The term 'volume' is defined as the amount of liquid within a container, and students are encouraged to use comparative terms such as 'more than', 'less than', and 'equal to' to describe the relationship between different volumes. The lesson prompts students to think about when knowing the volume might be necessary and to provide examples. Further, the distinction between 'capacity', which is the maximum amount that a container can hold, and 'volume', the actual amount of liquid in the container, is clarified with visual aids that show measurements in millilitres (ml).

Activities within the lesson include exercises where students must complete sentences by comparing the volume of liquid in different containers using the appropriate comparative words. For example, they determine whether Container A has 'less', 'more', or an 'equal' amount of liquid compared to Container B. The lesson also incorporates reasoning tasks, where students must explain their thinking behind which container holds the most or least liquid. Additionally, there are practical activities where students select various containers, measure their liquid capacity, and order them from smallest to largest. Independent work encourages the use of comparative language to describe the volume of liquid in different scenarios, and discussion points challenge students to consider factors such as container size and the relationship between capacity and volume.