ES1 Volume and Capacity

CONTENT

Use direct and indirect comparisons to decide which holds more, and explain their reasoning using everyday language (ACMMG006)

• identify the attribute of 'capacity' as the amount of liquid a container can hold

Click the container holding more

Capacity more or less

Compare size, mass and capacity

• fill and empty containers using materials such as water and sand

• use the terms 'full', 'empty' and 'about half-full'

* recognise when a container, such as a watering can, is nearly full, about half-full or empty (Reasoning)

Click the container holding more

Capacity more or less

Compare size, mass and capacity

• compare the capacities of two containers directly by filling one and pouring into the other

* predict which container has the greater capacity and explain the reasons for this prediction, eg plant pots of different sizes (Communicating, Reasoning)

• compare the capacities of two containers indirectly by pouring their contents into two other identical containers and observing the level reached by each

OUTCOMES
› describes mathematical situations using everyday language, actions, materials and informal recordings MAe-1WM
› describes and compares the capacities of containers and the volumes of objects or substances using everyday language MAe-11MG

Volume and Capacity

• establish that containers of different shapes may have the same capacity, eg a tall narrow container may hold the same amount as a short wide container

Click the container holding more

• identify the attribute of 'volume' as the amount of space an object or substance occupies

Volume and capacity

1:01 Volume and Capacity - Click Play

Compare size, mass and capacity

• stack and pack blocks into defined spaces, eg boxes

* identify which three-dimensional objects stack and pack easily (Reasoning)

• compare the volumes of two objects made from blocks or connecting cubes directly by deconstructing one object and using its parts to construct a copy of the other object

• compare the volumes of two piles of material directly by filling two identical containers,
eg 'This pile of rice has a larger volume as it takes up more space in the container'

• compare the volumes of two objects by observing the amount of space each occupies,
eg a garbage truck takes up more space than a car

Capacity more or less

Volume and capacity

1:01 Volume and Capacity - Click Play

• use comparative language to describe volume and capacity, eg has more, has less, will hold more, will hold less, takes up more space

Click the container holding more

Capacity more or less

Can you fill it?

• record volume and capacity comparisons informally using drawings, numerals and words