| Activity Outcome | Using comparative language associated with capacity. Directly comparing and measuring the capacity of containers. |
| MTS Set | MTS1
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| NATIONAL Curriculum | Using Units of Measurement |
| Topics | Direct Measure
Understand Units
Volume and Capacity
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| Keywords | Volume and Capacity |
| Grouping | Small groups |
| Resources | Ice-cream container, plastic (600 mL) cool-drink container, yogurt tub, spray can lid, choc-milk carton, margarine container, detergent container, milk carton. Water play container. |
| Lesson Notes | - Children require the opportunity to freely play with and explore the capacity of different containers.
- To carry out this activity it will be necessary to work with small groups of children in a water-play tub.
- Select the containers in Task 1 and ask: Which container holds more? Children look at and handle the 2 containers before estimating which will hold more.
- Ask: How can we find out which container holds more? (Pouring from one to the other.)
- Direct children to carry out the activity and 'check' their finding on the table in Task 1.
- Repeat for Task 2 - 4.
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| Reflections | Ask: Can you find a container that holds more/less than this jug/bowl/pan? ...
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| Answers | Not applicable |
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