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Capacity is the amount that a container will hold.

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Page 1: Capacity is the amount that a container will hold

Capacity is the amount that a container will hold.

Page 2: Capacity is the amount that a container will hold

Let’s see how many cups that this cylinder will hold.

Page 3: Capacity is the amount that a container will hold

The capacity of the cylinder is

6 cups.

Count with me as we pour the cups of

sugar in one-at-a-time.

1 cup

2 cups

3 cups

4 cups

5 cups

6 cups

sugar

Page 4: Capacity is the amount that a container will hold

These are the common measures

of capacity:

fluid ounce milliliter

cup liter

pint quart gallon

Page 5: Capacity is the amount that a container will hold

You can use the Big G to help remember equal measurements for capacity.

GallonQuartPintCups

Page 6: Capacity is the amount that a container will hold

GallonQuartPintCups

What do you buy by the gallon?

Quart? Pint? Cup?

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One Gallon= 4 Quarts.

One Quart=2 pints

One pint = 2 cups

How many cups are in 2 pints?

How many cups are in 1 quarts?

What has more capacity 2 Quarts or 7 cups?

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Liter

Kilo Liter centi milli

We use Liter and mL most.

What do you buy by the Liter?

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One Liter is about equal to one quart.

About how many litersare there in one gallon?

About how many cupsAre there in one liter?

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Susan has 15 quarts of soda. About how many liters is this?

Leonardo has a fish tank that holds 50 liters of water. 50 liters is approximately equal to how many gallons? About how many quarts is this?