ES1 M & G Volume and Capacity Assess

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Measureme nt and Geometry ES1 Volume and Capacity MAe-11M Identify the attribute of 'capacity' as the amount of liquid a container can hold Fill and empty containers using materials such as water and sand Use the terms 'full', 'empty' and 'about half-full' Compare the capacities of two containers directly by filling one and pouring into the other Compare the capacities of two containers indirectly by pouring their contents into two other identical Establish that containers of different shapes may have the same capacity, eg a tall narrow container may hold the same amount as a short wide container Identify the attribute of 'volume' as the amount of space an object or substance occupies Stack and pack blocks into defined spaces, eg boxes Compare the volumes of two objects made from blocks or connecting cubes directly by deconstructing one object and using its parts to construct a copy of the other Compare the volumes of two piles of material directly by filling two identical containers, eg 'This pile of rice has a larger volume as it takes up more space in the Compare the volumes of two objects by observing the amount of space each occupies, eg a garbage truck takes up more Use comparative language to describe volume and capacity, eg has more, has less, will hold more, will Record volume and capacity comparisons informally using drawings, numerals and words MAe-1WM Describes mathematical situations using

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Measurement and

GeometryES1

Volume and Capacity

MAe-11M

Iden

tify

the

attr

ibut

e o

f 'ca

paci

ty' a

s th

e am

oun

t of l

iqui

d a

con

tain

er

can

hold

Fill

and

em

pty

cont

aine

rs u

sing

mat

eria

ls s

uch

as w

ater

and

san

d

Use

the

term

s 'fu

ll', '

empt

y' a

nd 'a

bou

t hal

f-fu

ll'

Com

pare

the

capa

citie

s of

two

cont

ain

ers

dire

ctly

by

fillin

g o

ne a

nd p

ourin

g in

to

the

oth

er

Com

pare

the

capa

citie

s of

two

cont

ain

ers

indi

rect

ly b

y p

ourin

g th

eir

cont

ents

in

to tw

o o

ther

iden

tica

l con

tain

ers

and

obs

ervi

ng

the

leve

l re

ache

d by

eac

h

Est

ablis

h th

at c

onta

ine

rs o

f diff

eren

t sh

apes

may

ha

ve th

e sa

me

capa

city

, eg 

a ta

ll na

rro

w c

onta

iner

ma

y ho

ld th

e sa

me

amou

nt a

s a

shor

t wid

e co

ntai

ner

Iden

tify

the

attr

ibut

e o

f 'vo

lum

e' a

s th

e am

oun

t of s

pace

an

obje

ct o

r su

bsta

nce

occ

upie

s

Sta

ck a

nd p

ack

bloc

ks in

to d

efin

ed s

pac

es, e

g bo

xes

Com

pare

the

volu

mes

of t

wo

obje

cts

mad

e fr

om b

lock

s or

co

nnec

ting

cube

s di

rect

ly b

y d

econ

stru

ctin

g o

ne o

bje

ct a

nd u

sing

its

part

s to

con

stru

ct a

cop

y of

th

e ot

her

obj

ect

Com

pare

the

volu

mes

of t

wo

pile

s of

mat

eria

l dire

ctly

by

fillin

g tw

o id

entic

al

cont

ain

ers,

eg 

'Thi

s p

ile o

f ric

e ha

s a

larg

er v

olum

e a

s it

take

s up

mo

re s

pace

in

the

cont

aine

r'

Com

pare

the

volu

mes

of t

wo

obje

cts

by o

bser

ving

the

am

ount

of s

pac

e ea

ch

occu

pie

s, e

g a 

garb

age

truc

k ta

kes

up

mor

e sp

ace

than

a c

ar

Use

com

para

tive

lang

uag

e to

de

scrib

e vo

lum

e a

nd c

apac

ity, e

g ha

s m

ore

, ha

s le

ss, w

ill h

old

mor

e, w

ill h

old

less

, tak

es u

p m

ore

spac

e

Rec

ord

volu

me

and

capa

city

com

paris

ons

info

rmal

ly u

sin

g dr

awin

gs,

num

era

ls a

nd w

ord

s

MA

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escr

ibes

ma

them

atic

al s

itua

tions

usi

ng e

very

day

lang

uage

, ac

tions

, ma

teria

ls a

nd in

form

al r

ecor

din

gs