METRIC CAPACITY
By Miss O.
Can you draw your own “Big G”?
Let’s review customary capacity!
1. How many cups are in a
pint?
2. How many quarts are in a
gallon?
3. How many pints are in a
quart?
4. How many cups are in a
gallon?
5. How many pints are in a
gallon?
Metric Capacity
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Metric = the measurement that the rest of the world
uses
How much something holds = capacity
Two units your need to know!
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Milliliter (mL)
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An eye dropper can measure 1 milliliter.
Milliliters are teeny tiny?
Talk and Turn: What
other metric unit has a
similar name and is also
measures teeny tiny
things?
Liter (L)
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One liter = 1,000 milliliters (mLs)
*This is not even CLOSE to 1,000 milliliters!!!!
Talk and Turn:
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Which is greater, a liter or milliliter?
Hint: This is a 2-liter bottle of
Dr. Pepper. 
Let’s make it real!
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What metric unit would you use to find the capacity
of a car’s gas tank?
What metric unit of capacity would
you use to measure…
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Water in a washing machine?
What metric unit of capacity would
you use to measure…
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Juice in a glass?
Hint: don’t choose
the one that will
be more (even if
it is more by a
little bit).
What metric unit of capacity would
you use to measure…
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Bleach in a bottle?
What metric unit of capacity would
you use to measure…
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Ink in a pen?
Which number would be greater, the
number of milliliters of milk in a pitcher
or the number of liters of milk in the
same pitcher?
How many milliliters is in 1 Liter?
Think about it!
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If a container held 5 L of fluid. How many milliliters
does the container hold?
Challenge:
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Go home tonight and look around your house to
find containers that may be labeled with metric
capacity units: liters and milliliters!
Remember the abbreviations are: L and mL!
Come back to school tomorrow ready to share what
you discovered!