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Year 1

Explain that items can be compared using capacity

I can compare items according to their volume and capacity.

New
New
Year 1

Explain that items can be compared using capacity

I can compare items according to their volume and capacity.

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. Know the language used when comparing volume and capacity, more than, less than, equal to, the same.
  2. Know less is used when the noun cannot be counted and fewer is used to descibe countable nouns.

Common misconception

Children may assume that taller objects have more capacity.

Compare real containers and demonstrate with water. Taller containers may be thinner and have less capacity.

Keywords

  • More than - has a greater amount / more items.

  • Less than - has a lesser amount / fewer items.

  • The same - exactly the same amount or value.

  • Capacity - the amount that something can hold.

As with all lessons, make this lesson practical to show the clear difference between the volume and capacity of a variety of containers.
Teacher tip

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6 Questions

Q1.
How many cubes can you see here?
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4
Correct answer: 5
6
7
Q2.
How many cubes can you see here?
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5
Correct answer: 6
7
8
Q3.
Which set has more cubes?
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Correct answer: Set A
Set B
They have the same amount of cubes.
Q4.
Which set has more cubes?
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Set A
Set B
Correct answer: They have the same number of cubes.
Q5.
Which set has fewer cubes?
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Set A
Correct answer: Set B
They have the same number of cubes.
Q6.
What does 'equal to' mean?
Correct answer: Two sets have the same amount.
One set has more than the other.
One set has fewer than the other.

6 Questions

Q1.
Which will hold more water, the jug or the cup?
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Correct answer: The jug
The cup
They will hold the same amount.
Q2.
Which will hold less water, the bottle or the jug?
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Correct answer: The bottle
The jug
They will hold the same amount.
Q3.
Which will hold more water, the cup or the bottle?
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The cup
Correct answer: The bottle
They will hold the same amount.
Q4.
Which box will hold more bricks?
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Box 1
Correct answer: Box 2
They will hold the same amount of bricks.
Q5.
Which box will hold more bricks?
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Box 1
Box 2
Correct answer: They will hold the same amount of bricks.
Q6.
Capacity means...
how tall an object is.
how heavy an object is.
Correct answer: how much something will hold.