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Mass and Capacity

Dear Family,
In this unit, your child will develop an understanding of mass,
the relative heaviness of an object, and capacity, how much a
container can hold.
The Learning Goals for this unit are to
Compare the capacity of containers by filling them
with water and other materials.
Estimate how much a container will hold and which
of two containers will hold more.
Compare and estimate the mass of objects using simple
scales and balances.
Solve everyday problems about mass and capacity.
You can help your child reach these
goals by doing the activities suggested
at the bottom of each page.

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Children discuss the measuring activity they see,

and identify other kinds of measurement that can be
discussed by looking at the illustration.

Ask your child to tell you about the illustration. Ask:

What is being measured? Why is it important to
find out?

(page 251)

FOCUS

HOME CONNECTION

Using comparison terms, children apply concepts

learned in Unit 8 to compare two objects.

Have your child compare different objects in your

home.

(page 253)

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Children compare two objects and decide which

holds more.

Have your child compare which of two plastic

containers holds more. At a sink, have your child fill
one container with water, and then pour that water
into another container to see if it overflows.
(page 254)

FOCUS

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Children identify which container holds about the

same as the first container pictured in the row.

At a sink, have your child experiment by pouring

water from one plastic container to another to find
two containers that hold about the same amount of
water.
(page 255)

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Children estimate and measure the capacities of

different containers.

Experiment with your child using water or rice and two

different-sized containers. Ask your child to estimate
the number of times the contents from the smaller
container can be poured into the larger one.
(page 256)

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Children use what they know about a smaller

container to estimate how much a larger container
will hold.

Provide dry ingredients such as rice and two

different-sized containers. Ask your child to
estimate how many times the rice from the smaller
container can be poured into the larger one.
(page 257)

FOCUS

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Children choose a strategy to solve the problem.

Have your child explain the solution to the problem.

Ask: How did you know the number of scoops
needed to fill 6 pails?

(page 258)

FOCUS

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Children choose a strategy to solve the problem.

Have your child explain the solution to the problem.

Ask: How did you know the number of pails?

(page 259)

FOCUS

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Children compare the mass of a stapler to other

objects found in the classroom.

Choose an object with your child and compare its

heaviness to that of other objects in your home.

(page 260)

FOCUS

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Children compare some common objects to

determine which is heavier or lighter.

Collect several household objects. Have your child

practise holding one in each hand to determine
which is heavier or lighter.

(page 261)

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Children compare the relative heaviness of some

common objects to their notebooks.

Make a balance by attaching a plastic bag to each

end of a coat hanger. Put an object into each bag.
Balance the hanger on your finger. The heavier
object will pull the hanger down on that side.
(page 262)

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Children estimate and measure the masses of

different objects, using a non-standard unit.

Play guessing games where you take turns creating

your own What object is about as heavy as 15 _____?
Be sure to identify the non-standard unit (for example,
grapes, pennies), before solving the problem.
(page 263)

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Children compare the masses of unpopped and

popped popcorn.

Ask your child to explain the problem on this page.

(page 264)

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Children show which bag of popcorn holds more,

then create another problem.

Make popcorn. Before serving it, ask your child

to estimate how many small serving bowls the
popcorn bag or container holds. Work together to fill
the bowls one at a time and check.
(page 265)

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Children reflect on and record what they learned

about mass and capacity.

Ask your child: What do you like best about

measuring mass and capacity? Why do you think
estimating mass and capacity is important?

(page 266)

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