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Metric Capacity. By Miss O. Can you draw your own “Big G”?. Let’s review customary capacity!. How many cups are in a pint? How many quarts are in a gallon? How many pints are in a quart? How many cups are in a gallon? How many pints are in a gallon?. Metric Capacity.
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Metric Capacity By Miss O.
Let’s review customary capacity! How many cups are in a pint? How many quarts are in a gallon? How many pints are in a quart? How many cups are in a gallon? 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 (mL) • 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 (mLs) *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?
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 mL! • Come back to school tomorrow ready to share what you discovered!