Measuring Volume

KATYRA MARTIN

 Content Area: Mathematics

Grade Level: 3rd Grade
Summary: The purpose of this instructional

PowerPoint is to give students the opportunity to

practice measuring volume.
Learning Objective: Given various graduated
cylinders, the students will be able to measure the
water inside with 100% accuracy.
Content Standard: Solve problems involving
measurement and estimation.
Accomplishment: Create an understanding of
measuring volume.

Important Vocabulary
Volume: the amount of space an object takes up

Graduated cylinder: a tall, narrow container

that is used to measure volume

Meniscus: the curved surface of liquid in a
container
Milliliter: a unit of volume equal to onethousandth of a liter.

Rules for Measuring Volume in a Graduated

Cylinder
1. Place your graduated cylinder on a flat surface.
2. Get at eye-level with the graduated cylinder.
3.Read the bottom of the meniscus.
DO NOT READ THE TOP OF THE WATER!!!

YOUR MEASUREMENT WILL BE WRONG!

Lastly, include your unit. The unit for all these
problems will be milliliters (mL).

Example
There are 5 lines

between each interval.

This means that each
line means 2.
The meniscus is at the
4th line between 30
and 40.
The volume of this
water is 38mL

Problem 1 !
Hint: The lines only represent 1 this
time.

A) 21.5mL

B) 23mL
C) 17mL

Correct !

21.5 mL is correct.
Good Job !

Problem 2 !

A) 26mL
B) 21mL
C) 24mL

Correct !

24 mL is correct.
Keep up the good work!

Vocab Review

1. What is the curved surface of a liquid

in a container?
A) Milliliter
B) Volume
C) Meniscus

Correct !

Way to go!
Meniscus is correct.

Vocab Review

2. Volume is ..?
A)

A thin container used to measure liquid

B)

The amount of space an object takes up

Correct !

Good Job ! Keep up the good

work!

Conclusion
You have learned how to correctly measure volume in
a graduated cylinder. You have practiced measuring
volume in a graduated cylinder. Lastly, you have
learned some important vocabulary to help you
measure volume.
Below is a link to a volume game so you can get more
practice !!!
http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/custom/resources_ftp/client_ftp/ks2/maths/measures
/index.htm

Incorrect !

This is not the correct answer. Click the

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Works Cited

http://www.explorelearning.com/index.cfm?method

=cResource.dspDetail&ResourceID=1048
Google Images
http://www.powershow.com/view1/15e758ZDc1Z/Liquid_Volume_Measurement_powerpoint_
ppt_presentation