METRIC CAPACITY By Miss O Can you draw

METRIC CAPACITY By Miss O.

Can you draw your own “Big G”?

Let’s review customary capacity! 1. How many cups are in a pint? 2. How many quarts are in a gallon? 3. How many pints are in a quart? 4. How many cups are in a gallon? 5. How many pints are in a gallon?

Metric Capacity Metric = the measurement that the rest of the world uses How much something holds = capacity

Two units your need to know! Milliliter (m. L) An eye dropper can measure 1 milliliter. Milliliters are teeny tiny? Talk and Turn: What other metric unit has a similar name and is also measures teeny tiny things?

Liter (L) One liter = 1, 000 milliliters (m. Ls) *This is not even CLOSE to 1, 000 milliliters!!!!

Talk and Turn: Which is greater, a liter or milliliter? Hint: This is a 2 -liter bottle of Dr. Pepper.

Let’s make it real! What metric unit would you use to find the capacity of a car’s gas tank?

What metric unit of capacity would you use to measure… Water in a washing machine?

What metric unit of capacity would you use to measure… Juice in a glass? Hint: don’t choose the one that will be more (even if it is more by a little bit).

What metric unit of capacity would you use to measure… Bleach in a bottle?

What metric unit of capacity would you use to measure… Ink in a pen?

Which number would be greater, the number of milliliters of milk in a pitcher or the number of liters of milk in the same pitcher?

How many milliliters is in 1 Liter?

Think about it! If a container held 5 L of fluid. How many milliliters does the container hold?

Challenge: Go home tonight and look around your house to find containers that may be labeled with metric capacity units: liters and milliliters! Remember the abbreviations are: L and m. L! Come back to school tomorrow ready to share what you discovered!