Math Practice 101
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Estimate and Measure Liquid Volume

Essential Question How are cups, pints, quarts, and gallons related?

UNLOCK the Problem

You can use customary units to measure the amount of liquid a container will hold. Some customary units are cup (c), pint (pt), quart (qt), and gallon (gal).

Activity

Show how cups, pints, quarts, and gallons are related.

Materials ∗ cup, pint, quart, gallon containers ∗ water

STEP 1 Estimate the number of cups it will take to fill the pint container. Record your estimate in the table.

STEP 2 Fill a cup and pour it into the pint container. Repeat until the pint container is full. Record the number of cups it took to fill the pint container.

STEP 3 Repeat Steps 1 and 2 for the quart and gallon containers.

  • Question 1 (request help)
  • Number of Cups
    Number of Cups to Pint Number of Cups to Quart Number of Cups to Gallon
    Estimate
    Liquid Volume
  • Question 2 (request help)

    Which unit would you use to measure the amount of water needed to fill an aquarium? Explain your choice.
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