Measuring Capacity

Over the last couple of days in our classroom we have been exploring capacity.
We estimated how many popcorn kernels would fit in to a cup then we made the popcorn to see how the capacity would change. We discovered that we could fit more uncooked popcorn in the cup.
Yesterday we were given the challenge of creating our own boxes using tape and cover paper. We were able to use the nets of other boxes to help us with our creating. After we had made the boxes then we had to estimate how many unifix blocks would fit in the box. We then put the blocks in to check our estimates.
Our final challenge was to make another box with a greater capacity.
We found that this activity was great for problem solving, estimating and checking estimates.

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