Measuring Capacity

MD 2 Customary Measurements - Focus on Capacity - Day 1

3rd grade

Let's Review

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Focus Lesson:

Customary Units of Capacity

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What would you use to measure the amount of soup in a can?

• fluid ounces

• gallon

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Liquid capacity means

• how much something weighs

• how much liquid there is

• how long something is

• what color something is

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What are the customary units?

• cups, pints, gallon, inches

• gallon, cups, quarts, and pints

• cups, quarts, pints, and mL

• gallon, quarts, feet, and cups

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Which is a valid unit of measuring a liquid?

• Inches

• Pounds

• Cups

• Centimeters

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A Pitcher of lemonade is closer to 1 cup or 1 Gallon?

• Gallon
• Cup

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Which is larger, a gallon or a quart?

• Quart

• Gallon

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Which unit is most appropriate for measuring this item (milk jug)?

• Quart

• Gallon

• Pint

• Cup

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True or False: A pint is more than a gallon?

• True

• False

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Which unit of measurement would you use to measure the volume of a fish tank?

• Ounces

• Inches

• Gallons

• Cups

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What would you use to measure how much water to add to a recipe?

• Inches

• Feet

• Quarts

• Cups

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True or false: A cup is bigger than a gallon?

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• False

Welcome to the Land of Gallon

• 1 gallon = 4 quarts, 8 pints, 16 cups

• 1 quart = 2 pints, 4 cups

• 1 pint = 2 cups

• We will watch a video story about the Land of Gallon.

Guided Practice: Measuring Capacity

Customary Units