Estimating Weight and Capacity with Benchmarks
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Estimating Weight and Capacity with Benchmarks
Estimating measurements for Grade 6: five weights and five capacities in metric and customary units, each with three estimates at least ten times apart, then two estimates from a benchmark used many times. With an answer key.
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Read liquid volume in L and mL on a measuring jug and mass in g and kg on a scale, estimate, and solve one-step problems with them.
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How to use this sheet
- Have a measuring jug and a kitchen scale on hand if you can, and read a real one first.
- Have the child find what each mark on the scale is worth before reading it.
- Ask whether each answer makes sense: a cup of water is not 10 L.
Common mistakes
- Assuming each mark is 1 when the scale counts by 2s, 5s or 10s.
- Reading the top of the scale as the amount, rather than the level of the liquid.
- Mixing up capacity and weight. Capacity is how much a container holds; weight is how heavy something is.
