Customary Capacity

Capacity measures ....

• How long, wide or tall an object is. It also measure distance

• How heavy an object is

• The amount of matter in an object

• How much liquid a container holds

Bert and Ernie have four cups of apple juice. How many pints of juice do they have? 

• 1 pint 
• 2 pints 
• 3 pints 
• 1 quart

Customary Capacity

• milliliter, liter

• Measurement of how heavy an object is in units

• Milligram, graham, kilogram

• fluid ounces, cup, pint, quart, gallon

Customary

• Measurement system used in the United States.

• Measurement system based on multiples of 10

• Change from one unit or form to another

• Measurement of how heavy an object is in units

Which unit of capacity would best describe this image (water bottle)?

• Pint
• Gallon
• Cup
• Quart

What are the customary units that we use to measure volume (capacity)?

• cups, pints, quarts, gallons

• 2 liter sodas

• ounces, pounds

• inches, feet, yards, miles

2 Gallons = ____ Pints

• 16

• 12

• 20

What is the abbreviation for ounces?

• o.

• ounce

• oz.

• on.

What would you measure a coffee mug with?

• Cup
• Pint
• Quart
• Gallon

How many Pints are in a Quart?

Converting Customary Units of Capacity

• 1

• 8

• 2

• 4