Classroom printables, activities & worksheets
Volume and Capacity
A collection of volume and capacity related teaching resources. Use these educational posters, goal labels, hands-on games, worksheets and word wall vocabulary cards to assist your students when they are learning to identify volume and capacity units of measurement and convert between them.
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Capacity Math Investigation - Filling the Fish Tank
A mathematics investigation involving capacity, embedded in a real-world context.
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Measuring Volume Worksheet
A worksheet to use when exploring the concept of volume.
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Capacity Vocabulary Poster
A poster that explains the concept of capacity and lists associated vocabulary.
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Volume Investigation - Creating the Land of Cubes
A mathematics investigation involving volume, embedded in a real-world context.
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Volume and Capacity Worksheets
A set of 6 worksheets aimed at improving students' basic understanding of volume and capacity.
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Converting Units of Capacity in the Metric System – Worksheet
A worksheet that focuses on converting units of capacity in the metric system.
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Measuring, Comparing, and Ordering Capacity – Worksheet
A worksheet that explores the concept of capacity using informal units of measurement.
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How Much Does It Measure? Match-Up Activity (Length, Mass, and Capacity)
A set of 18 match-up cards to reinforce measurement concepts of length, mass, and capacity.
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Know Your Measurements Board Game
A fun measurement game for students to play when applying their knowledge of length, mass, capacity and time.
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Number Talks - Volume Task Cards
Build number sense skills with this set of 26 task cards.
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Units of Measurement Word Wall Vocabulary
Fifty-eight measurement related vocabulary cards for a word wall.
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Goal Labels - Units of Measurement (Lower Elementary)
Seventeen Measurement Goal Labels for lower elementary.
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Build Your Own Theme Park – Project
A STEM project embedded in a real-world context.
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Which Objects Have Capacity? - Worksheet
A worksheet to use when exploring the concept of capacity.
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How Much Does It Measure? Match-Up Activity (Mixed Units of Measurement)
A set of 24 match-up cards to reinforce a range of measurement concepts.
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Liquid Volume Math Investigation - Bath Time at the Farm!
A mathematics investigation involving liquid volume, embedded in a real-world context.
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Connecting Volume and Capacity in the Metric System - Posters
A set of posters connecting volume and capacity in the metric system.
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Comparing and Ordering Volume Worksheet
A worksheet that explores the concept of volume.
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Which Holds More? – Interactive PowerPoint
An interactive PowerPoint quiz that asks students to compare the capacity of various containers.
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Volume of 3D Objects Poster
A poster highlighting the formula for finding the volume of common 3D objects.
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Volume Vocabulary Poster
A poster that explains the concept of volume and lists associated vocabulary.
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Capacity vs. Volume - Poster
A poster explaining the difference between capacity and volume.
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Selecting Units of Capacity – Sorting Activity
A sorting activity to help students identify containers that should be measured in fluid ounces, cups, pints, quarts, and gallons.
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Volume Worksheets
A set of 3 volume worksheets to practice solving using the volume formula.
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Liquid Volume Worksheet
A worksheet to use when exploring the concept of liquid volume.
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Goal Labels - Units of Measurement (Middle Elementary)
Fourteen Measurement Goal Labels for middle elementary.
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Which Holds More? – Mini-Book
Compare the capacity of various containers with this 8-page mini-book.
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How Much Does It Measure? Interactive PowerPoint
An interactive quiz to reinforce a range of measurement concepts.
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Oppressive Governments – Comprehension Task
A comprehension task paired with a text about oppressive governments in history.
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Volume and Capacity Sorting Activity
A sorting activity to practice comparing the capacity of different objects.
