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Exploring Container Capacity

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Exploring Container Capacity

Different sized containers and measuring cups

🥤 Part 1: Understanding Capacity Words

1. Circle the container that is FULL:

A glass with water to the top

An empty cup

A bowl with a little bit of water

2. Which container is EMPTY?

A bucket full of sand

A jar with nothing inside

A bottle half full of juice

3. Circle the word that describes a container with MORE water:

Empty

Full

Less

4. Check all the containers that can hold liquid:

Cup

Bowl

Bucket

Plate

🪣 Part 2: Comparing Containers

5. Look at these containers. Which one holds MORE?

Container A: Small cup Container B: Large bucket

The container that holds more is: ________________

6. If you pour 3 cups of water into a bowl and it's full, how many cups would you need to fill the same bowl again?
7. Draw a line to match the containers with the right words:
Big bucket
Empty glass
Small spoon
Holds nothing
Holds the most
Holds the least

🎨 Part 3: Capacity Investigation

8. Draw and label three containers from your home. Write if they hold MORE or LESS than a cup:
9. If you had to fill a swimming pool, which would be faster?

Using a teaspoon

Using a big bucket

Using a small cup

10. Describe what happens when you try to pour water from a big container into a very small one:

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