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Understanding Capacity Worksheet
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Understanding Capacity Worksheet
📊 Part 1: Understanding Capacity
1. What is capacity?
How heavy something is
The maximum amount a container can hold
How tall something is
The colour of a container
2. Which units do we use to measure capacity?
Litres
Millilitres
Centimetres
Kilograms
3. Circle the container that would hold the MOST water:
A teaspoon
A coffee mug
A milk jug
A small cup
4. A milk carton holds 2 litres. How many millilitres is this?
200 millilitres
2000 millilitres
20 millilitres
20,000 millilitres
✏️ Part 2: Comparing Containers
5. Look at these containers and number them from 1-4, with 1 holding the LEAST and 4 holding the MOST:
_____ Bathtub _____ Bucket _____ Drinking glass _____ Swimming pool
6. Explain the difference between capacity and volume in your own words:
7. If you filled a large jug with 8 small cups of rice, and then tried the same with a different container that only held 5 small cups of rice, which container has the greater capacity? Explain your thinking:
8. Name three containers from your home and predict their capacity using litres or millilitres:
Container 1: _________________ Capacity: _________
Container 2: _________________ Capacity: _________
Container 3: _________________ Capacity: _________
🎨 Part 3: Design Challenge
9. Draw and design a container that looks small but can hold a lot. Label your design and explain why it has a large capacity:
10. Complete this sentence: Understanding capacity is useful in everyday life because...
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