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Capacity Comparison Worksheet

Capacity Comparison Worksheet

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🥤 Part 1: Capacity Vocabulary

1. Match the English words with their te reo Māori meanings:
1. Full
2. Empty
3. More
4. Less
A. Iti
B. Kī
C. Nui
D. Wātea
2. Circle the containers that can hold MORE water:

Large jug

Small cup

Big bowl

Tiny bottle

📏 Part 2: Estimation Practice

3. Look at the containers at each station. Estimate how many small cups it will take to fill each large container:

Station 1 - Large Jug: I estimate _______ small cups will fill it.

Station 2 - Medium Container: I estimate _______ small bottles will fill it.

Station 3 - Plastic Container: I estimate _______ small bottles will fill it.

Station 4 - Large Bowl: I estimate _______ small cups will fill it.

4. After measuring, write the actual number:

Station 1 - Large Jug: It actually took _______ small cups.

Station 2 - Medium Container: It actually took _______ small bottles.

Station 3 - Plastic Container: It actually took _______ small bottles.

Station 4 - Large Bowl: It actually took _______ small cups.

🔍 Part 3: Comparing Capacities

5. Use the words "more than", "less than", or "the same as" to compare:

The large jug holds _____________ the medium container.

The small cup holds _____________ the large bowl.

The plastic container holds _____________ the medium container.

6. Circle the container that holds the MOST water:

Large jug

Medium container

Large bowl

Plastic container

7. Circle the container that holds the LEAST water:

Small cup

Small bottle

Large jug

Medium container

🎨 Part 4: Recording Your Findings

8. Draw your favourite container from today's activity and show how many small cups or bottles it took to fill it:

My container took _______ small cups/bottles to fill it.

9. Complete these sentences about your learning:
I think this container holds a lot because
_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
10. Check all the words you used today to describe capacity:

Full (Kī)

Empty (Wātea)

More (Nui)

Less (Iti)

More than

Less than

🤔 Part 5: Reflection

11. What surprised you most about measuring capacity today?
12. Circle how confident you feel about comparing container capacities:

Very confident - I can do this easily!

Quite confident - I understand most of it

A little confident - I need more practice

Not confident - I need help

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