Teaching activity high achiever

Activity ( Level 2 )

Learning Outcomes :To measure volumes of liquid using non-standard units

Materials :1) Two similar medium size pails
2) Three bottles of mineral water
3) A small coffee cup
4) A medium size bottle of mineral water
5) A large bowl
6) A bottle of orange juice

Procedures :
1) Divide the students into groups of four and work in their cooperative groups.
2) Appoint one of the student in the group to be the recorder.
3) Teacher pours the orange juice and water into the medium pail.
4) Teacher gives each group a set of container of different sizes and a pail of orange juice.
5) Ask the students to estimate the number of cups needed to fill the orange juice into the large jug.
6) Students use a cup to fill up the large jug with orange juice t. Count and record how many cups of orange juice they use and check their estimate answers.

7) Repeat for the other containers.


8) The students record their answers in the following table :

9) The students write their answers in the statements below :
The volume of orange juice in the jug is the same capacity of ________ cups.
The volume of orange juice in the jug is the same capacity of ________ bottles.
The volume of orange juice in the jug is the same capacity of ________ bowls.
10) Ask the students to discuss on the three containers : cup, bottle and bowl.Then ask the students which one of the containers has the smallest and biggest capacity.