D. Get bottles, bowls and glasses of different sizes. Now see how many glasses or bowls of water can fill the bottle. Which of these can hold more water?
Activity: Fill bottles with glasses and bowls of water and count how many are needed to fill each bottle.
Observation:
- Larger bottles hold more water and require more glasses or bowls to fill.
- Smaller bottles hold less water.
Conclusion: The container that requires more glasses or bowls to fill has greater capacity and can hold more water.
Explanation
This activity reinforces the concept of capacity through hands-on exploration. Students compare different containers and understand that larger containers hold more water. The chapter encourages students to ask how many glasses of water they drink daily and discusses water conservation, including not wasting water and giving leftover water to plants.
Solution Steps
Fill bottles with glasses and bowls of water and count how many are needed to fill each bottle.
Observe that larger bottles require more glasses or bowls to fill.
Observe that smaller bottles require fewer glasses or bowls to fill.
Conclude: The container requiring more glasses or bowls to fill has greater capacity and can hold more water.