Volume+and+Capacity+Term+3

Recognise the need for a formal unit to measure volume and capacity Estimate, measure, compare and record volumes and capacities using litres Measure the volume of models in cubic centimetres || **//One litre exactly //** Students estimate, measure and record how many 100 mL cups or scoops are required to fill a litre. Students repeat this process with another small container, using the previous measure to assist in estimating before measuring. //Extension //: students calculate the capacity of their measuring cup by dividing 1000 mL by the number of cupfuls in one litre, using a calculator.
 * Fairfield West PS, Volume and Capacity program Term 3, Year 3 **
 * MS2.3 **Estimates, measures, compares and records volumes and capacities using litres, millilitres and cubic centimetres
 * **Knowledge and Skills ** ||  **Activity **  ||  **Registration **  ||
 * * using the cubic centimetre as a formal unit for measuring volume
 * using the abbreviation for cubic centimetre (cm3)
 * estimating, measuring and comparing volumes and capacities using millilitres
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">making a measuring device calibrated in multiples of 100 millilitres
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">using a measuring device calibrated in millilitres eg medicine glass, measuring cylinder
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">using the abbreviation for millilitre (mL)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">recognising that 1000 millilitres equal one litre
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">converting between millilitres and litres eg 1250 mL = 1 litre 250 millilitres

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Pairs of students make a rectangular prism with centimetre blocks. Students commence with a base which has **six to eight** blocks. Students record the number of blocks and the array pattern in the first layer. Two more layers are added and the total number of blocks and volume in cubic centimetres are recorded. Students look at the number pattern of the layers to predict how many blocks will be needed for five layers. Students record the number pattern and describe the pattern in words. //<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Extension //<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">: students draw their prisms, ensuring that the correct number of <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">blocks is indicated. ||  ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Layer count Version 2 **