Estimating Volume - Friday

Estimating Volume

Just to review, remember

Volume is the amount of liquid in a container

Capacity is how much the container can hold

Estimating is a rough guess

1. Choose a container and a cup

2. Estimate how many cups of water it will take to fill up the container

3. Record your estimation

4. Fill up the cup with water and start to pour the water into the container

5. How many cups did it take to fill up the container

6. Record your answer

Watch the video above to see this experiment and explain exactly what you need to do.

Drawing of Container and Cup	Estimation Estimate how many cups of water you will need to fill up the container	Answer How many cups of water did it actually take to fill up the container