Mass, Capacity, Temperature - Introducing capacity and volume - Worksheet

The educational resource introduces the concept of capacity and volume to children, focusing on practical comparisons and descriptions. In this lesson, students are encouraged to explore capacity through hands-on activities with various containers, assessing whether they are full, nearly full, empty, or nearly empty. The National Curriculum objective is to compare, describe, and solve practical problems for mass/weight, capacity, and volume, using terms such as heavy, light, more than, less than, half, and quarter. The materials provided include differentiated worksheets and teaching slides, which help to facilitate the learning process.

Students are tasked with activities such as circling the correct cup that matches a given description, drawing lines on cups to show different capacities, and matching containers with the correct statements. Vocabulary such as 'capacity', 'containers', 'full', 'nearly full', 'empty', and 'nearly empty' are introduced to aid their understanding. Key questions prompt students to think critically about the volume of liquid in the containers and how to measure their capacity. The lesson plan is structured to cater to varying levels of student ability, from those working towards the expected level to those capable of greater depth, with reasoning and problem-solving exercises that challenge them to apply their knowledge in different scenarios.