Volume and Capacity

 

Our video for absent students:

 https://share.synthesia.io/61384177-8c7f-40bd-9881-be88a519b3a3

• Workbook: Complete relevant  Oxford Maths workbook- If you have access to your Workbook you can try the exercises related to volume and capacity pg 84-87

 

Lesson Plan: Volume and Capacity (40 minutes)

Learning Area: Mathematics
Lesson Topic: Volume and Capacity
Year Level: 5
Overall Duration: 40 minutes + 40 minute workbook exercise

Curriculum Links:

• AC9M5M01: Use appropriate metric units to measure volume and capacity.
• AC9M5M02: Solve practical problems involving volume using appropriate units.

Objectives:


By the end of this lesson, you will be able to:

• Understand the concepts of volume and capacity.
• Measure and compare different capacities using appropriate metric units.
• Apply their understanding in practical group activities.

Materials:

1. Whiteboard and markers
2. Measuring jugs, different-sized containers, and centimetre cubes or use ice blocks from the freezer
3.  IPads or laptop for videos
4. Worksheet for recording observations
5. Water and small items (e.g., marbles or cubes, ice)

Resources:

Our video for absent students (same as above if you have already watched it):

 https://share.synthesia.io/61384177-8c7f-40bd-9881-be88a519b3a3

 

Difference between Volume and Capacity Neel Nation (3.30 min)

https://youtu.be/dtCM56EBeBo?si=0KZkfHxl7o4t8x2X

 

Khan Academy Litres to Millilitres (3min with stop in video to quiz)

• https://youtu.be/OfTTjQW0CBw

Short video of our experiment  Scot Milan (2min)

https://youtu.be/028tWJGCSdM?si=WcKMvn-OjCl4CWKV

Volume song (2.30min)

https://youtu.be/LZxXUb9iAZc?si=ujrOKED9qn5p0dLQ

What is Volume? Boddle learning (3min)

https://youtu.be/NohkEnzkaN0?si=7WbR9K_h6dAnrYBN

 

 Using the correct unit- cm² or cm³  (2min)

 

https://youtu.be/L9ix7OPaX3k?si=MBRcCAp1llBuvpvN

Volume Layers (Holly Compton 6min)

https://youtu.be/Erm4oEJBPmk?si=_ak3q6GAM2BGY4gp

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

Learning Experience Plan (This was my Lesson Plan so you know exactly what we did in class):

1. Review of Basic Concepts (5 minutes):
• Introduction: Show different containers and ask students which one holds more.
• Video Tutorial: Play the Khan Academy and other  videos, explain volume using cubes for a simple visual representation and song . Time permitting show other videos on the website Boddle and Holly Compton in the workbook second lesson
2. Hands-On Activity: Measuring Capacity (15 minutes):
• Manipulative Activity: Divide students into groups, providing each with a measuring jug, several containers, and water with different colour dye.
• Estimating and Measuring: Students estimate the capacity of each container and then measure it using water, recording their results.
3. Practical Experiment: Displacement (10 minutes):
• Using Centimetre Cubes: Provide groups with a measuring jug filled with water. Students add cubes to the water and record the change in level.
4. Workbook Practice (5 minutes demo plus full 40 minute supervised or at home workbook practice as separate lesson other videos can be shown to consolidate the knowledge during the workbook completion):
• Workbook: Complete relevant  Oxford Maths workbook exercises related to volume and capacity pg 84-87
5. Conclusion (5 minutes):
• Reflection: Ask students about challenges in estimating capacity. Each student writes an exit ticket with an object and its capacity.
• Challenge Question: My swimming pool has a capacity of 30kl (kilo litres) . That is 30000 litres. That is a lot of water. My pool is one metre deep. What length could the sides be?

Differentiation:

• For advanced learners: Challenge them to calculate the volume of irregular objects using water displacement.
• Handout Vorderman Volumes of  Three Dimensional Shapes 146-147 ( Extension exercise calculation worksheet for students who find the material easy
• For students needing support: Provide a chart of common capacity measures.

Assessment:

• Formative: Observe group work.
• Summative: Review workbook exercises.

Reflection:

• Were students able to connect volume and capacity to real-life situations?
• Did hands-on activities engage all students effectively?