Class year level: 3,4,5

Topic: Volume and Capacity

KLA: Mathematics
1. Preparation
a) Students
There are seven students in the MC class ranging from year three to year five.
b) Purpose of the lesson
This lesson is to teach students about volume and capacity
c) Learning outcomes
Year 3: Measure, order and compare objects using familiar metric units of
length, mass and capacity (ACMMG061).
Year 4: Use scaled instruments to measure and compare lengths, masses,
capacities and temperatures (ACMMG084).
d) Resources
Led and coloured pencils,
Interactive Whiteboard
Maths workbooks
Potion sheets
e) Assessment
Collect students measuring jug activity sheet and recipe. Glue these onto
poster card and display.
Assessing students on the following points:
Could they accurately create different ways to reach 600 millilitres?
Did they draw their recipe correctly on the measuring jug?
2. Presentation

Show Minecraft Maths- Introducing VOLUME and CAPACITY- Mister Teach by

Mister Teach
Show Volume and Capacity Introduction by Turtlediary
Quiz the students
So, what is volume?
Volume is the amount of space that an object takes up
So what is capacity?
Capacity is how much a container can hold
Today we are going to be witches and wizards and you will need to create a
magic potion.
Will you be a nice witch/wizard or an evil witch/wizard?
Have students share what sort of potion they may create. Some ideas are:
Love potions, invisibility potions, truth potions, flying potions, strength potions
etc
The potion you create will need to be 600 millilitres. If it is under or over 600
millilitres it will explode!
You can use 6 ingredients in your potion. ONLY 6! What are some ingredients
you might use? Examples: blood, unicorn hair, frogs skins, toe nails etc
How many millilitres might each ingredient be if our potion is to be 600
millilitres?
Students are not to have any ingredient equalling 100 millilitres. If they do
their potion will not work and will explode.
Challenge students to think of other numbers they could use to reach 600.
Students will brainstorm 2 different ways to get to 600 millilitres. Share with
the class to make sure they equal 600.
They will then be given the measuring jug activity, where they are required
to
Give their potion a name, write each ingredient down the bottom and write
how many millilitres each one is.
They will then put each ingredient into their jug and will colour it in.
Upon completion they will write a recipe for their potion. They will list
ingredients, method, what happens when the potion is taken and how it can be
reversed.
At the end of the session, discuss methods used to calculate how much potion
they had as they added the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th ingredient.
Link this to addition and subtraction as being the inverse of each other and
model how we can work out what is required by taking away what we have
already added in.
Students will then work on their workbooks
Class year level: 3,4,5
Topic: Volume and Capacity
KLA: Mathematics
3. Preparation
f) Students
There are seven students in the MC class ranging from year three to year five.
g) Purpose of the lesson
This lesson is to teach students about volume and capacity

h) Learning outcomes
Year 3: Measure, order and compare objects using familiar metric units of
length, mass and capacity (ACMMG061).
Year 4: Use scaled instruments to measure and compare lengths, masses,
capacities and temperatures (ACMMG084).
i) Resources
Centimetre cubes
worksheets
Maths workbooks
Glue
Scissors
4. Presentation
To begin, show students the pictures of the measuring cup, measuring spoons,
3 different milk litre cartons and a soda bottle. Have the class decide together
which order the objects will go from the smallest capacity to largest.
Have students work together to play the volume shape shoot game
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/mathgames/geometry/shapeshoot/VolumeS
hapesShoot.htm
Have students cut out the piece it together game and play one game of piece
it together (blocks mode) with their buddy
Hand put sheets with boxes and have students make the boxes
Explain to students that before they fill the containers that the cubes need to
be stacked in order to accurately find the volume. There must be no spaces.
Have students record their answers on the recording sheet
Have students complete their volume and capacity mathletics book.
Have students complete their volume and capacity mathletics book. If there is
time, have students play the piece it together game.
Class year level: 3,4,5
Topic: Volume and Capacity
KLA: Mathematics
5. Preparation
j) Students
There are seven students in the MC class ranging from year three to year five.
k) Purpose of the lesson
This lesson is to teach students about volume and capacity
l) Learning outcomes
Year 3: Measure, order and compare objects using familiar metric units of
length, mass and capacity (ACMMG061).
Year 4: Use scaled instruments to measure and compare lengths, masses,
capacities and temperatures (ACMMG084).
m) Resources

Centimetre cubes
worksheets
Maths workbooks
Glue
Scissors
6. Presentation
Explain to students that there is a faster way to look at volume besides what
we had done the day before
Show the Volume Song (Happy Parody) By My Peters classroom on YouTube
Guide students with their filling out of their recording sheets from the previous
day
Have students fill out their work book
Explain that students who do well can either play piece it together or play an
interactive volume game

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/mathgames/geometry/shapeshoot/VolumeS
hapesShoot.htm
Bring up tes board measure capacity- simple interactive game
www.iboard.co.uk/activity/Measure-Capacity-Simple-114
Guide students in their estimations of the capacity of each container
Then show the students how much water is in each one
Work together as a class to determine the right answers
Have students work on their workbooks