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Compare and arrange capacity:

Learning objective: Students will be able to identify the larger, smaller
capacity containers and arrange them according to their size from
smallest to greatest.

 Capacity is the total amount of fluid that can be contained in a

container. It is the word we use when we are measuring liquids.

 Different containers have different capacities.

 One container may have a larger capacity than the other.

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

 The vessels which are larger in size hold more liquid as compared to the

vessels which are smaller in size.

 To compare the capacity of different containers by using non- standard

units and finding which container holds more water, we pour water from

a jug and a bottle into the same size glasses.

Example: The jug holds 8 glasses of water. This means the capacity of

this jug is 8 glasses. The bottle holds 5 glasses of water. This means the

capacity of the bottle is 5 glasses. We see that the jug can fill more

numbers of glasses than the bottle. It shows that the jug holds more

liquid than the bottle.