Unit 6, Lesson 8
Estimate and Measure Liquid Volume
Grade 3
Preparation
Lesson Purpose
The purpose of this lesson is for students to use liters to measure and estimate liquid volumes.
Lesson Narrative
In previous lessons, students learned that volume is a measurable attribute and a liter is a unit that is used to measure the volume of liquids and the volume of containers. Students now use this experience to match containers with their estimated volume. They compare the marks on a ruler to the marks on a container and learn to use a container with liter marks to measure volume.
This lesson has a Student Section Summary.
- Engagement
- MLR8
- Explain (orally and in writing) strategies for estimating the volumes of containers in liters.
- Interpret (orally) the measurement scale on diagrams representing the volume of a liquid and draw to represent a given volume.
- Let’s measure and estimate the volume of liquids and containers.
Required Preparation
None
Teacher Reflection Questions
What ideas do students have about liquid volume from their everyday lives? How did it influence their ideas in this lesson?
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