CAPACITY One gallon split into fourths is four quarts. Take that and divide by two and you got a pint. NAME: Split that pint up into halves and make a cup, DATE: and that cup will fit eight fluid ounces inside of it. One gallon is four quarts (or eight pints, or sixteen cups)! One quart is two pints (or four cups, or thirty-two fluid ounces)! WATCH VIDEO One pint is two cups (or sixteen fluid ounces)! One cup is eight fluid ounces! A gallon of milk split in fourths makes four quarts. Split a quart of milk in half; then a pint is what you’ll have, which can make two cups you see often when you drink your school milk carton. If you can drink the milk in eight sips, each is about an ounce going through your lips! Volume is a word that’s familiar, and capacity and volume are similar; and though it’s easy to assume, capacity’s not exactly volume. Capacity’s how much something can hold; the amount is always the same. Volume’s the measure of what’s inside, and that amount can change. Logo 1 www.numberock.com CAPACITY One gallon split into fourths is four . Take that and divide by two and you got a . NAME: Split that pint up into halves and make a , DATE: and that cup will fit eight inside of it. One gallon is quarts (or 8 pints, or 16 cups)! One quart is pints (or four cups, or thirty-two fluid ounces)! One pint is cups (or sixteen fluid ounces)! One cup is fluid ounces! A of milk split in fourths makes four quarts. Split a of milk in half; then a pint is what you’ll have, which can make two you see often when you drink your school milk carton. If you can drink the milk in sips... each is about an ounce going through your lips! Volume is a word that’s familiar, and capacity and volume are similar; and though it’s easy to assume, capacity’s not exactly volume. Capacity’s how much something can hold; the amount is always the . Volume’s the measure of what’s inside, and that amount can . Logo 2 www.numberock.com CAPACITY 1) Fill in the blank with the correct number to complete the expression: NAME: DATE: X = X = ounce gill pint quart X = X = gill pint quart gallon 2) Ziyeem drank 2 cartons of school milk that were 5 ounces each. Circle any statements that accurately describe how much milk Ziyeem drank. a) one half gallon b) one quart c) two gills d) two pints e) one pint 3) Andre drank 6 pints of 4) What would be the most water over the course of 1 reasonable capacity for a day. How many quarts of medium-sized fish tank? water did Andre drink? Show your work. a) 1 quart b) 4 gills c) 2 fluid ounces d) 2 gills e) 10 gallons Logo 3 www.numberock.com CAPACITY 5) Jan says the capacity of this container is 1 gallon and that the volume is 1 NAME: quart. Harriet disagrees with Jan because she thinks that the capacity of the container is 1 quart and the volume is DATE: 4 quarts. Who is more correct in their thinking? Explain your reasoning. 6) How many pints are there in these 4 quarts? How many gills? How many ounces? Show all of your work. 7) Isaac bought 3 bottles of water that were 12 ounces each. Describe how much water Isaac bought in gills and ounces. Logo 4 www.numberock.com CAPACITY 1) Match each shape with its attributes: Gallon a) 5 fluid ounces NAME: Pint b) 4 quarts Quart c) 16 of these fit in a pint DATE: Fluid Ounce d) 2 pints Gill e) 2 cups 2) 3 gills = fluid ounces 3) If you bought a juice from a vending machine, what would be the most reasonable capacity of the container? a) 1 pint c) 2 fluid ounces e) 1 gallon b) 4 quarts d) 12 gills Logo 5 www.numberock.com CAPACITY 1) Match each shape with its attributes: Gallon a) 5 fluid ounces NAME: Pint b) 4 quarts Quart c) 16 of these fit in a pint DATE: Fluid Ounce d) 2 pints Gill e) 2 cups 2) 3 gills = fluid ounces 3) If you bought a juice from a vending machine, what would be the most reasonable capacity of the container? a) 1 pint c) 2 fluid ounces e) 1 gallon b) 4 quarts d) 12 gills Logo 5 www.numberock.com CAPACITY Fill in the blanks with the correct numbers to complete the expressions: DRILLS NAME: 1) ___________fluid ounces = 1 gill DATE: 2) ___________fluid ounces = 1 pint 3) ___________fluid ounces = 1 quart 4) ___________fluid ounces = 1 gallon 5) ___________gills = 1 pint 6) ___________gills = 1 quart 7) ___________gills = 1 gallon 8) ___________pints = 1 quart 9) ___________pints = 1 gallon 10) ___________ quarts = 1 gallon Challenge Questions: 11) ___________gill = 1 fluid ounce 12) ___________gallon = 1 quart 13) ___________pint = 1 gill Logo 6 www.numberock.com CAPACITY 1) Fill in the blank with the correct number to complete the expression: HOMEWORK a) b) NAME: X = X = DATE: ounce pint quart gallon c) d) X = X = gill gill quart gallon 2) Youdson bought 2 quarts of orange juice. Describe how much orange juice Youdson bought in ounces. 3) Bowie drank 10 pints of 4) What would be the most water on a Tuesday. How reasonable capacity for a many ounces of water did bath tub? Bowie drink? Show your work. a) 10 pints b) 1 gallon c) 200 fluid ounces d) 2 gills e) 50 gallons Logo 7 www.numberock.com CAPACITY PAGE 2 ANSWER KEY quarts, pint, cup, fluid ounces 4, 2, 2, 8 gallon, quart, cups, 8 same, change PAGE 3 1) (in order left to right and top to bottom) 5, 2, 4, 4 2) c, e 3) 3, (Student can circle 2 pint glasses 3 times to show 3 quarts) or can do the math: 6 pints = ? quarts 2 pints = 1 quart 6 / 2 = 3 quarts 4) e PAGE 4 5) Jan is correct because capacity refers to how much something can hold—in this case 4 quarts (or 1 gallon), and volume is the measure of what’s inside—in this case 1 quart of fluid. 6) 8 pints, 16 cups, 128 ounces (or 128 fluid ounces), (Student can divide quarts into 2 pints each and pints into 2 cups each and then multiply the 16 cups x 8 ounces, or multiply the 4 quarts by 32 ounces) or can do the math: 4 quarts = ? pints 4 quarts = ? cups 1 quart = 2 pints 1 quart = 4 cups 4 x 2 = 8 pints 4 x 4 = 16 cups Logo 8 www.numberock.com CAPACITY 4 quarts = ? ounces 1 quart = 32 ounces ANSWER KEY 4 x 32 = 128 ounces 7) Isaac bought 3 bottles times 12 ounces, which is 36 ounces. Each gill is 5 ounces. Divide 36 ounces by 5 ounces to get 7 gills with a remainder of 1 ounce. Isaac bought 7 gills plus 1 ounce. PAGE 5 (EXIT SLIP) 1) b, e, d, c, a 2) 15 3) a PAGE 6 1) 5 fluid ounces = 1 gill 9) 8 pints = 1 gallon 2) 20 fluid ounces = 1 pint 10) 4 quarts = 1 gallon 3) 40 fluid ounces = 1 quart Challenge Questions: 4) 160 fluid ounces = 1 gallon 11) 1/5 gill = 1 fluid ounce 5) 4 gills = 1 pint 12) 1/4 gallon = 1 quart 6) 8 gills = 1 quart 13) 1/2 pint = 1 gill 7) 32 gills = 1 gallon 8) 2 pints = 1 quart PAGE 7 1) a) 20 b) 8 c) 8 d) 32 2) Youdson bought 80 ounces of orange juice. 3) Bowie drank 200 ounces of water on Tuesday. Logo 4) e 9 www.numberock.com.