Grade 5 - Shape and Space
Standard 5.SS.4 - Practice finding the appropriate weight of various objects. Understand the approximate scale of different metric units.
Included Skills: Measurement
Demonstrate an understanding of capacity by: • describing the relationship between mL and L • selecting and justifying referents for mL or L units • estimating capacity by using referents for mL or L • measuring and recording capacity (mL or L). • Achievement Indicators - Demonstrate that 1000 millilitres is equivalent to 1 litre by filling a 1 litre container using a combination of smaller containers. - Provide a referent for a litre and explain the choice. - Provide a referent for a millilitre and explain the choice. - Determine which capacity unit is represented by a given referent. - Estimate the capacity of a given container using personal referents. - Determine the capacity of a given container using materials that take the shape of the inside of the container, e.g., a liquid, rice, sand, beads, and explain the strategy.