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Mass and Capacity Measurement

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📏 Part 1: Units and Conversions

1. Which unit would be most appropriate for measuring each item? Circle your answer.

a) A bag of sugar: grams or kilograms

b) A paperclip: grams or kilograms

c) A water bottle: millilitres or litres

d) A swimming pool: millilitres or litres

2. Convert these measurements:

a) 2500 grams = _______ kilograms

b) 1.5 kilograms = _______ grams

c) 3000 millilitres = _______ litres

d) 2.25 litres = _______ millilitres

3. Which measuring tool would you use? Circle the best choice.

a) To measure flour for baking: kitchen scales or measuring jug

b) To measure milk for a recipe: kitchen scales or measuring jug

c) To weigh a parcel for posting: digital scales or measuring cylinder

🧮 Part 2: Problem Solving

4. Sarah is making a cake. The recipe calls for 750g of flour, but she only has a 2kg bag. How much flour will be left after making the cake?

Answer: _____________ grams

5. A juice bottle holds 1.5 litres. Tom has already drunk 400mL. How much juice is left in the bottle?

Answer: _____________ millilitres

6. A recipe needs 250mL of milk, but Jake wants to make triple the amount. How many litres of milk does he need in total?

Answer: _____________ litres

💭 Part 3: Estimation and Reasoning

7. Estimate the mass of these common classroom items:

a) A textbook: approximately _______ grams

b) A pencil: approximately _______ grams

c) Your school bag (full): approximately _______ kilograms

8. Estimate the capacity of these containers:

a) A coffee mug: approximately _______ millilitres

b) A bucket: approximately _______ litres

9. Explain why you would measure the mass of a feather in grams rather than kilograms.
10. A shop sells honey in 500g jars for $8 each, or 1kg containers for $14 each. Which is better value? Show your working and explain your answer.

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