How many millilitres?

How many millilitres?

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This task is about capacity of different containers.

Question

a)  About how many millilitres of water will be needed to fill container A? (Select one)

    • 50 ml

    • 200 ml

    •  400 ml

    • 500 ml

Question

b)  About how many millilitres of water will be needed to fill container B? (Select one)

    • 100 ml

    • 400 ml

    • 700 ml

    • 1000 ml

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c)  Fill container A to the top with water.
     Then pour the water into the measuring jug to see how many millilitres of water it holds.
     Do the same with container B.
     Write your measurements in the table below.
Object

Measurement
Container A   ml
Container B  ml
Task administration: 
Equipment
200 millilitre container (labelled A); 700 millilitre container (labelled B); one litre measuring jug with numbered markings at 100 ml interval; access to water.
 
This task is completed with pencil and paper, and other equipment.
  • For the estimation part of this task let each student look at the containers.
  • For the measurement part, let each student fill the containers with water at the sink.
  • It may be easier to cut down larger containers, e.g., a one litre milk bottle, rather than find containers that exactly measure the specified capacities.
Level:
3
Curriculum info: 
Maths, Geometry and Measurement, Measurement
Keywords: 
estimation, capacity, reading scales
Description of task: 
In this practical task, students estimate, then measure, the volume of two containers using a measuring jug.
Curriculum Links: 
This resource can help to identify students' understanding of estimation and measurement of capacity using standard units.
Learning Progression Frameworks
This resource can provide evidence of learning associated with
Measurement sense, set 5
within the Mathematics Learning Progressions Frameworks.
Read more about the Learning Progressions Frameworks.
Answers/responses: 
 
a) 200 ml
b) 700 ml
c) 175-225
675-725