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Capacity
Objectives
To learn that there are 1000 millilitres (ml) to 1 litre (l) and thus to understand the metric system of measuring liquids.
To be able to convert millilitres to litres and vice versa, using decimals.
To make a connection between capacity and weight, in terms of how we covert between ml and l, g and kg.
Resources
Abacus 4 Textbook 1 | Squared paper | Length, Mass & Capacity video
Today's Lesson
Main Activity
Turn to page 72 in Abacus 4 Textbook 1.
Using all of the work completed over the last few days, your student should be able to answer these questions.
Remind them:
There are 1000ml in 1l.
To convert from ml to l, divide by 1000.
To convert from l to ml, multiply by 1000.
Ask your student to complete the word problems with a sentence answer and to remember to include the unit of measure.