Capacity

Estimate how much juice is in the container shown.

• 1 cup

• 1 quart

• 1 gallon

• 1 pint

Hector found a container he thinks holds about 3 cups of liquid. What would be the best way for him to find out how much it actually​ holds?

•  Find a container with a capacity greater than 3 cups.  Fill it with water.  Look at both   

          containers.  Compare them to find exactly how many cups Hector's container will hold.

  
  

•  Fill​ Hector's container with water.  Then put it on a scale.  Find the weight of the water 

          to find how many cups it holds.

  
  

•  Find a solid shape about the same size as​ Hector's container. Compare the items to find   

    exactly how many cups Hector's container will hold.

  
  

• Find a​ 1-cup container.  Fill it with water.  Use it to fill​ Hector's container. Find how 

          many times the​ 1-cup container pours into​ Hector's container.

  
  

What container does NOT have a capacity close to 1 quart?

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Sunny is learning about the different units of liquid measurement. He decided to put them in order from least to greatest. Which order is correct?

• Cups, Quarts, Gallons, Pints

• Gallons, Quarts, Pints, Cups

• Cups, Pints, Quarts, Gallons

• Quarts, Gallons, Pints, Cups

Carol’s family likes to eat cereal for breakfast each day, and they are almost out of milk!  When Carol goes to the grocery store, which size container of milk should she buy to have enough milk for her family of 6 for the week?

• 1 pint

• 1 gallon

• 1 quart

• 1 cup

Rob has three containers to use to fill the bathtub.  He has a cup, a pint and gallon container to fill with water and dump into the tub.  What size container should Rob use to fill the tub the quickest?

• He should use the cup so he can fill it with water faster.

• He should use a pint because a pint is the largest.

• He should use the gallon because he can fill it with the most water.

Which unit would best describe the capacity of a swimming pool?

• Liters
• Quarts
• Gallons
• Pints

Which unit would best describe the capacity of your milk carton at lunch?

• Cup
• Pint
• Teaspoon

• Quart

Tanner poured some milk into his cereal bowl.  Which is the best estimate for the amount he poured into his bowl?

• 1 quart

• 1 gallon
• 1 liter
• 1 cup

Which container would hold about 1 gallon? 

• A spoon
• A milk jug
• A swimming pool
• A teacup