TRAJECTORY FOR VOLUME

AND CAPACITY GRADE 3

Stage
1
Identi
ficatio
n of
the
attrib
ute

Knowledge and
strategies

1.1
Make
direct
comp
ariso
ns of
volum
e and
capac
ity

1. use the terms,

pack, pour, fill,
full and empty,
nearly full
2. Recognize
when a container
is full and not full
Game-1.1

1.2

1. be familiar with

Stage 2
Informa
l
measur
ement

Knowledge and
strategies

2.1.
Choose
and use
appropr
iate
units
for
measur
ing
volume
and
capacit
y

1. pack a box
with blocks and
count the
blocks;
structure the
packing in
layers.
Activity-2.1Sugar cube
experiment
2. Alternativelyfill a container
by pouring and
count the
number of units
used
3. state or
record the
number and

Stage 3 Knowledge and

Structur
strategies
e of
repeate
d units
3.1. Use
one unit
or
compos
ite unit
to work
out how
many
will be
needed
altogeth
er when
making
direct
compari
sons

1. estimate
then calculate
the capacity of
a
container
based on one
unit (E.g: cups
and 100 Ml
scoops)
2. explain the
structure of
cubic units
packed into
rectangular
containers or
packed to
make a
rectangular
prism (e.g. :
Three layers of

Game 1.1:
Tell whether the following are
full or empty?

ful
l

empt
y

bin

ful
l
empt
y

bin

ful
l
empt
y

Trolle
y

ful
l
empt
y

Trolle
y

ful
l

empt
y

ne
st

ful
l

ne
st

ful
l

Box

ful
l

Box

ful
l

empt
y

mu
g

ful
l

mu
g

ful
l

Bow
l

ful
l

Bow
l

ful
l

Vas
e

ful
l

Vase

ful
l

empt
y

Wine
glass

ful
l

Wine
glass

ful
l

ACTIVITY 1.2

Which bucket has the highest

volume and which has the lowest?

GAME 2

Which bucket has the highest

volume and which has the lowest?

Lowest
volume

Highest
Volume

ACTIVITY 2.1- SUGAR CUBE

EXPERIMENT

Which colored sugar cubes would

be best to form this building?
Find: Volume of the building in
terms of sugar cubes used.

SUGAR CUBE EXPERIMENT

Which colored sugar cubes would

be best to form this building?
Find: Volume of the building in
terms of sugar cubes used.

SUGAR CUBE EXPERIMENT

Find: Volume of the building in

terms of sugar cubes used.
So, lets count the purple cubes
used.

1
6

2
7

3
8

4
9

1
0

ACTIVITY 2.2

Which pop corn tub has most no. of

popcorns. Count and use them as unit
to find the container that has the most
capacity.

Lets scoop out bowls of popcorns from each tub and see
which fills the highest no. of bowls.

ACTIVITY 2.2

Which pop corn tub has most no. of

popcorns. Count and use them as unit
to find the container that has the most
capacity.

ACTIVITY 2.2

So according to bowl count. Tub C has

maximum volume/capacity.

2
bowls

3
bowls

4
bowls

GAME 3-USING CHANGE IN LEVEL OF

LIQUID TO TELL THE VOLUME.

Which beaker has more VOLUME?

ACTIVITY 3.2

Step1: Ask for a 1 litre glass from

your mother.
Step2: pour 2 glasses in various
shapes, and see which fill up
completely
Step3: These have same volume
,despite different shapes.
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