ED3662 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Reward System
Tutorial Four: Volume and Capacity
Typical Questions
- Which one would you choose if you wanted a lot to drink? Why?
- Which one would you choose
Ordering containers by capacity
- Gather a collection of 8 containers that are different in appearance.
- Arrange the containers from smallest to largest by capacity and record your arrangement.
- Find a way to test your arrangement and record the results.
- If some of the containers were out of order give a plausible explanation about why this
might be
- How many times do you think you would need to empty your smallest container in to your
biggest container to fill it up?
- Explain your reasoning and then test your answer.
- Work out the capacity of the smallest and largest containers using an informal unit.
- Work out the capacity of the smallest and largest containers using formal units
- What is the difference in capacity between the largest and smallest container?
- In the way you think a student without much experience in measurement would, arrange
the containers from smallest to largest by capacity and explain your reasoning
Skill
- Conservation
- Estimation
o Start with what students already know
o Compare to a known measure
Catering for diversity
- More/less containers
- Easier/harder sizes
Reading Four:
What is the difference between volume and capacity?
- Capacity
o usually measured in litres and units derived from litres (e.g. millilitres, kilolitres etc.)
o The amount a container can hold
o The inside
o Measurement in liquid form
- Volume
o The space an object occupies
o usually measured in litres and units derived from litres
â–Ş Millilitres, kilolitres
â–Ş The metric units for volume are mm3, cm3, m3, and km3
What are the similarities between volume and capacity?
- Both apply to 3D shapes
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Document Summary
Gather a collection of 8 containers that are different in appearance. Arrange the containers from smallest to largest by capacity and record your arrangement. Find a way to test your arrangement and record the results. If some of the containers were out of order give a plausible explanation about why this might be. Explain your reasoning and then test your answer. Work out the capacity of the smallest and largest containers using an informal unit. Work out the capacity of the smallest and largest containers using formal units. In the way you think a student without much experience in measurement would, arrange the containers from smallest to largest by capacity and explain your reasoning. Estimation: start with what students already know, compare to a known measure. Reading four: usually measured in litres and units derived from litres (e. g. millilitres, kilolitres etc. , the amount a container can hold, the inside, measurement in liquid form.