Capacity

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This week and next we are learning about capacity. The children are pouring a given amount of liquid into the cups to create a full, nearly full, half full, nearly empty and empty cup.

     

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Comparing Weight and Capacity

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In maths this week, we are exploring the capacity of different containers and the weight of different objects. We are finding the heavier and lighter of two objects by using balance scales and feeling the objects in our hands.We are exploring how objects small in size can be heavy and how someā€¦

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Capacity

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The Ducklings have been learning all about capacity and how much a container can hold. They have been thinking about which containers hold the most or least.

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Capacity fun!

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One of the Ducklings has been busy exploring the capacities of different sized containers in her paddling pool. What a brilliant idea! More super home learning from the Ducklings!

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Pouring and measuring

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The Ducklings have been pouring and measuring the baby 'milk.'  They have been encouraged to use vocabulary such as full, half full, empty and nearly full or nearly empty. 

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Exploring capacity

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Outside in the garden the Ducklings have been exploring filling different sized  containers and pots with compost and finding out which hold the most or the least. They have also been trying to estimate before actually  counting and measuring.

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Half full or half empty?

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The Ducklings have been exploring different capacity descriptions such as full, empty, half full, nearly empty and nearly full.

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Finding the capacity

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This week we have been finding out how much different sized containers can hold. What happens if you use a big or a small scoop?

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Comparing Capacities

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This week the children have been looking at how full different containers are and thinking about how to describe them.

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Capacity

In maths today we learnt about capacity and how many cups it would take to fill different containers.  We also ordered different containers in order of their capacity.  We enjoyed doing this lesson outside as it was a lovely afternoon.

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