Summary
Happy Learning explains how we measure how much a container holds. A clear, friendly animated lesson that drops easily into a unit, a center, or a quick review.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
Measuring lets us put a number on the world -- how long, how much it holds, or how much space it takes up.
- What does this video measure, and in what units?
- What tool would you use to measure it?
- What is something around you that you could measure this way?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: measure, length, metre, capacity, litre, volume, unit.
Try it: Measure one object near you using the idea from the video and write down the amount with its unit.