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Introduction to measuring capacity (Non-standard units):

Learning objective: Students will be able to measure capacity using (Non-
standard units).

 Capacity means measurement of any liquid form.
 The capacity of a container is the amount of liquid it can hold. Thus
Capacity is how much quantity a container can hold.

 All the containers without any proper or accurate measurements are the
examples of non-standard units.
 The vessels which are larger in size can hold more liquid as compared

to the vessels which are smaller in size.

 A bucket holds more liquid while a glass holds
less quantity of liquid.

 We can use bucket , bottle , glass

, cup , mug , etc to measure capacity. These are non-
standard units of measuring capacity.

Learning outcome: Students were able to measure capacity using non-

standard units.