MathU.S.

customaryLiquidVolumeWednesday,February24,2016

SOL:
4.8
Thestudentwill
a)estimateandmeasureliquidvolumeanddescribetheresultsinU.S.Customaryunitsand
b)identifyequivalentmeasurementsbetweenunitswithintheU.S.Customarysystem(cups,
pints,quarts,andgallons).

5.8Thestudentwill
d)estimateandthenmeasuretosolveproblems,usingU.S.Customaryandmetricunits
e)chooseanappropriateunitofmeasureforagivensituationinvolvingmeasurementusing
U.S.Customaryandmetricunits.

Contentoutline:
U.S.Customaryunitsformeasurementofliquidvolumeincludecups,pints,quarts,andgallons.
Themeasurementoftheobjectmustincludetheunitofmeasurealongwiththenumberof
iterations.
StudentsshouldmeasuretheliquidvolumeofeverydayobjectsinU.S.Customaryunits,
includingcups,pints,quarts,gallons,andrecordthevolumeincludingtheappropriateunitof
measure(e.g.,24gallons).
Practicalexperiencemeasuringliquidvolumeoffamiliarobjectshelpstoestablish
benchmarksandfacilitatesthestudentsabilitytoestimateliquidvolume.
StudentsshouldestimatetheliquidvolumeofcontainersinU.S.Customaryunitstothe
nearestcup,pint,quart,andgallon.

CommonlyknownequivalencemeasurementsforvolumeinU.S.customarysystem.
2cups=1pint
2pints=1quart
4quarts=1gallon

Otherequivalentmeasurements:(whichcanbecomputedbymultiplicationanddivision)
4cups=1quart
2quarts=gallon
1gallon=16cups
1gallon=8pints

Rationale:
StudentswillneedtoknowhowtoestimateandmeasureoutvolumesintheUS
customarysysteminreallife,fromknowinghowmuchagallonofmilkistoknowinghowtomix
ingredientsappropriately,likeinsouporkoolaiddrinks.Studentscanusethisknowledgeto
estimatehowmuchwaterfillsapooland

Objectives:
Thestudentwilluseproblemsolving,mathematicalcommunication,mathematicalreasoning,
connections,andrepresentationsto
Determineanappropriateunitofmeasure(cups,pints,quarts,gallons)tousewhenmeasuring
liquidvolumeinU.S.Customaryunits.
EstimatetheliquidvolumeofcontainersinU.S.Customaryunitsofmeasuretothenearest
cup,pint,quart,andgallon.
MeasuretheliquidvolumeofeverydayobjectsinU.S.Customaryunits,includingcups,pints,
quarts,andgallons,andrecordthevolumeincludingtheappropriateunitofmeasure(e.g.,24
gallons).
IdentifyequivalentmeasuresofvolumebetweenunitswithintheU.S.Customarysystem.

TodayIwillpracticemeasuringliquidvolumeusingtheU.S.customarysystem
SoIcanestimatetheliquidvolumeinacontainer.
IknowIwillhaveitwhenIcanmeasureandconvertthedifferentunitsoftheU.S.
customarysystemforliquidvolume.

Setup:
Labelunmarkedjars/containersA)B)C)D)
A. Cup
B. Pint
C. Quart
D. Gallon

LessonOpening:
Letssaytheschoolhasdecidedtorepaintallthechalkboardsintheschool.However,the
paintersonlywanttocarryaroundonebucket.
(Holdupchalkpaintcontainer)Howmanyofthesewouldittaketofillupthisbucket,ifwe
pouredthemin,onebyone?Brainstormanideaandwritedownapredictiononthebackof
yourlabsheet..

Connection:
StudentsarefamiliarwiththeU.S.customarysystemforlengthandweight.Many
ofthemareabletocommunicateaboutwhatacupwouldbeinreallifeandwhatagallonlooks
like(milkjug)andhaveexperienceconvertingunitswithinasystem.Studentswilllearnthe
equivalenciesforliquidvolumeandusetheskillsofconvertingupanddowntheunitslearnedin
previouslessonsforlengthandweight/mass.


InstructionalStrategies/Processes:
Informthestudentstheywillbedoinghandsonworkwithliquidvolumeestimation,
equivalencies,andconversionallatonce,allwhilehavingfunplayinginthewater!

DIRECTIONS:Someofyoumayalreadyknowwhichiswhich,butfordiscoverypurposes,we
willcallthissmallcontainer(JARA),thenextsmallestcontainer(JarB),thenextbiggest(JarC)
andthelargest(JarD).

Gothroughthesheettofindtheequivalentmeasurements,pouringintothemeasurement
containerscarefullywithafunnel.Besureeachmemberofyourgroupgetstheopportunityto
pouratleastonce.

Whenyouaredone:
Haveabout5differentcontainersonthesinkcounter,eachalmostfilledwithadifferentcolor
water.
AteamwouldbringittotheirtableandfirstmakeanestimateinUSCofhowmuchwateris
there.
Thentheycanusethefunnels,smallercontainers,etc.topourthewateroutintomeasuring
containerswehaveandfindtheexactamount.
Whentheyhaverecordedtheexactamountonthebackoftheirlabsheet,theypourthecolored
waterbackintotheoriginalcontainerandreturnittothecounter.
Thentheygogetanotherandrepeat.

CleanupProcess:
Onememberfromeachgroupneedstopouralltheclearwaterbackintothelargebuckets.
Onememberofeachgroupshouldreturnthecontainers(5totalfromtheset)backintothe
box.
OnemembershouldcollectthelabsheetsandputtheminDrawer4.

Onemembershouldwipeexcesswaterupwithatowel.

Maketable5outofback4desks.

Closure:
Thisisa5gallonbucket.Thiscanisaquartofpaint.
Whocantellmehowmanyquartsgointo5gallons(4quartspergallon=20quartsper5
gallons)
Play
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=caSoXDWaNbs
CapacityRapasshortmemorytrick.

Singrap1timeasclass.

Products:
labsheet
Homework:
WatchU.S.customaryLiquidVolumevideo:Notes
Differentiation:
none
Materials/Equipment:
largewatercontainer
worksheet
funnel
2ofeachmeasurementcontainer(pergroupof5)
towels


Name:___________________________

Equivalencies
_______JarA=1JarB
______JarB=1JarC
_______JarC=1JarD

WritetheUnitofMeasurement
JarA

JarB

JarC

JarD

WritetheequivalenciesusingtheUnitsofliquidmeasurementsintheU.S.CustomarySystem
______cups=______pint
______pints=______quart
______quarts=______gallon

Considerthis:Doctorssaytodrinkabout64ouncesofwateraday.Thatis8cupsofwater.
Usethisinformationtocompletethetablebelowusingtheequivalencesabove.

UnitofMeasurement
Ounces

Cup

Pint

Quart

Gallon