Learning about Volume

We have been learning how to estimate how much water a container can hold.

Did you know that liquid is measured in millilitres (ml) and litres (L)?

We practiced measuring the liquid in different sized containers. It was a little confusing on some containers because they showed measurements in millilitres, cups and ounces. Whaea Kat said we should just concentrate on using the millilitres.

We found out that even though containers can look quite different they can still hold the same amount of water.

With these two containers we were pretty fairly split between the taller plastic container and the flatter, wider glass container of which one would hold the most liquid.

The plastic container was the winner.

This 2L ice cream container held as much water as the plastic jug. We all thought the jug would hold much more.