Capacity
Which container holds the greatest amount of liquid? What other comparisons can you make?
The capacity of smaller containers is measured in millilitres (ml). The tea cup in the picture above has a capacity of 200 ml. Litres are used to measure larger capacities. 6 bottles of water are used to fill a fish bowl. Each bottle contains 1 litre of water. The capacity of the fish bowl is 6 litres.
Letisha says she is going to measure the capacity of the paddling pool in millilitres. What would you do differently? Why?
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