Lesson 8
Estimate and Measure Liquid Volume
Lesson Purpose
The purpose of this lesson is for students to use liters to measure and estimate liquid volumes.
Lesson Narrative
In previous lessons, students learned that liquid volume is a measurable attribute and that liters can be used to measure liquid volume. Students use this experience to match containers with estimated liquid volumes they can hold. They compare the marks on a ruler to the marks on a container and learn to use a container with liter marks to measure liquid volume.
- Engagement
- MLR8
Learning Goals
Teacher Facing
- Measure and estimate liquid volumes of objects using standard units of liters (L).
Student Facing
- Let’s measure and estimate liquid volume.
Required Preparation
Lesson Timeline
| Warm-up | 10 min |
| Activity 1 | 15 min |
| Activity 2 | 20 min |
| Lesson Synthesis | 10 min |
| Cool-down | 5 min |
Teacher Reflection Questions
What ideas do students have about liquid volume from their everyday lives? How did it influence their ideas in this lesson?
Suggested Centers
- Creating Line Plots (2–5), Stage 2: Quarter Inches (Addressing)
- Target Measurements (2–5), Stage 2: Quarter Inches (Addressing)