Measuring VOLUME - Record Sheet

Preparation:
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• Probably one of the most difficult PRACTICAL lessons to plan and execute, BUT it is doable!
• My suggestion: Choose a sunny day (as you will need to do this lesson on the playground).
• Bring in a variety of small/medium-sized plastic containers from home (about 10) and label them (1 - 10). Bring in lots of large buckets too … if you have a class of 30, you will need 8 buckets. You could ask the children to bring in some from home too!
• Arrange the small/medium-sized containers in a large hoop on the playground.
• Give each group of 4 children a bucket of water … YES, a bucket!! Don’t panic!
• Give each group a small and large measuring cylinder and a small and large measuring jug.
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  **Activity: **
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• Using the equipment provided, each group must choose a plastic container (from the hoop) to estimate then measure (using their equipment).
• Record estimates and actual measurements on the sheet provided.
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  Extension Activities:
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• Calculate the DIFFERENCE between the estimate and actual measurement for each container.
• FUN FUN FUN: You could always have a water fight at the end!
• Fully editable!