Capacity

Which container would hold about 1 gallon? 

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

Tags

CCSS.3.MD.A.2

This container is smaller than a quart but bigger than a cup. Who am I?

• pint

• gallons

• milliliter

• fluid ounces

Tags

CCSS.3.MD.A.2

Put the units of capacity in order from the smallest to the largest.

• gallons, quarts, pints, cups
• cups, quarts, pints, gallons
• gallons, pints, cups, quarts
• cups, pints, quarts, gallons

Tags

CCSS.3.MD.A.2

Which best describes capacity?

• how long a container is
• the distance around a container
• how hot or cold a container is
• how much a container holds

Tags

CCSS.3.MD.A.2

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

• True
• False

Tags

CCSS.3.MD.A.2

How many quarts are in a gallon?

• 2
• 4
• 8
• 16

Sally measured out 6 cups of water five times for a science experiment. How many cups of water did Sally measure?

Gerry has one container that holds 20 pints of juice. He wants to split the total into smaller containers that hold 4 pints each. How many small containers will Gerry need?

How confident are you with capacity units of measurement (cups, pints, quarts, and gallons)?

• 4 - I could teach it!

• 3 - I understand it

• 2 - I still need more practice

• 1 - I don't get it at all

How confident are you with solving capacity word problems?

• 4 - I could teach it

• 3 - I understand it

• 2 - I still need more practice

• 1 - I don't get it at all