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Series E – Volume, Capacity and Mass
Contents
Topic 1 – Volume and capacity (pp. 1–8) Date completed

• litres_________________________________________ / /

• millilitres_____________________________________ / /

• measuring volume with cubic centimetres___________ / /

• displacement – investigate_______________________ / /

• punch problems – solve_________________________ / /

Topic 2 – Mass (pp. 9–13)

• using different weights__________________________ / /

• kilograms and grams____________________________ / /

• mass challenges – solve__________________________ / /

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Nicola Herringer

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Volume and capacity – litres

Capacity is the amount of liquid that a container can hold.

To measure capacity we use millilitres and litres. 1 000 mL = 1 L

1 For this activity you will need a 1 litre milk carton.

Complete this table below. Estimate how many of each container it
will take to fill the milk carton.

Water bottle Egg cup Mug Plastic cup

Estimate

Actual

2 How many litres are in:

a 5 000 mL = L b 2 000 mL = L c 3 000 mL = L

d 1 000 mL = L e 12 000 mL = L f 20 000 mL = L

g 7 000 mL = L h 9 000 mL = L i 4 000 mL = L

3 Match each container to its capacity in litres.

2L 4L 20 L 5L

4 Can you guess how many litres of water are used for one toilet flush? L
Now turn to the next page to work out what it actually is.

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Volume and capacity – litres
5 Water is a precious resource so we should take care not to waste it. This table
shows some of the ways we use water at home. Complete the last column if the
bucket stands for 5 litres.

Amount of water
Ways we use water Number of 5 litre buckets
used in litres
Leaving the water
a running while
brushing teeth.
Flushing the toilet
b
five times a day.

Taking a five minute  

c
shower.
 

Washing the dishes

d
using a dishwasher.  

e Taking a bath.
 

6 For homework, Jaz kept a diary of how much water his family used over 1 day on
the weekend. There are four people in his family. This is what he noticed:
• Jaz had an extra shower after swimming training.
• Each person brushed their teeth twice and left the water running.
• The toilet was flushed 10 times.
• The dishwasher ran twice.
• Barnaby the dog had one bath.
• Each person had two 5 minute showers.

How many litres of water did Jaz and his family use in 1 day?

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Volume and capacity – millilitres

Millilitres are used to measure small amounts of liquid.

A drop measures A teaspoon A cup is

about 1 millilitre (mL) holds about 5 mL about 250 mL

1 Based on the information above, how many millilitres are in:

a 15 raindrops mL b 26 raindrops mL

c 2 cups of water mL d 4 cups of orange juice mL

e 10 teaspoons mL f 6 teaspoons mL

2 Look carefully at the capacity of each of these items. Use numbers to

order them from smallest to largest: 1 is the smallest, 7 is the largest.

3 Based on the items in question 2, complete this table. Write down the capacity of
each item and also how many more millilitres are needed to make 1 litre.

Item Capacity How many more millilitres?

a Shampoo

b Juice pack

c Soap

d Tomato sauce

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Volume and capacity – millilitres
4 All of these capacities are parts of a litre. Draw a line to match them to the correct
fraction of a litre:

500 mL 1 litre
4
750 mL 1 litre
2
250 mL 3 litre
4

5 Connect each
label to the 1L
1 litre 1 litre
correct place 2 800 mL
4
on the jug by 600 mL
drawing a line:
400 mL
3 litre 200 mL 1
4 10 litre

6 Label each container with the amount of liquid it has:

1L 1L 1L
a 800 mL
b 800 mL
c 800 mL

600 mL 600 mL 600 mL

400 mL 400 mL 400 mL

200 mL 200 mL 200 mL

mL mL mL

7 Show the amount of water in each jug:

1L 1L 1L
a 800 mL
b 800 mL
c 800 mL

600 mL 600 mL 600 mL

400 mL 400 mL 400 mL

200 mL 200 mL 200 mL

1 litre 100 mL 3 litre

2 4

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Volume and capacity – measuring volume with
cubic centimetres
Volume is the amount of space that an object takes up.
To measure volume we use cubic centimetres.
One cubic centimetre is 1 cm long, 1 cm wide and 1 cm high.
The symbol we use for cubic cm is cm3.
1 cm × 1 cm × 1 cm = 1 cm3

1 Use centicubes to create the following models. Then calculate the volume of each
model by counting the cubes.

a b

cm3 cm3

c d

cm3 cm3

2 How many more cubes would this model need to have a volume of 27 cm³?

cubes

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 Displacement investigate

What
to do For this investigation, you’ll need a baking tray, an ice cream
container, a measuring jug and a toy car.
Step 1 Place the ice cream container on the tray.
Step 2 Fill the ice cream container with water right up to the brim.
Step 3 Carefully place the toy car into the water.
Step 4 O
 bserve the water spilling over the brim of the ice cream
container into the baking tray.
Step 5 M
 easure how much water overflowed by pouring it into
the measuring jug.

What is the volume of the toy car? mL

1000 mL
800 mL
600 mL
400 mL
200 mL

What to
do next Pretend that you’re making peanut butter cookies and you need
to measure 1 cup of peanut butter. It’s not easy to measure
a sticky, lumpy ingredient like peanut butter. If you spoon it
into a measuring cup, it doesn’t settle on the bottom so you’re
never sure exactly how much is there. However, don’t despair.
Displacement can help! Explain how it can help in the space below:

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Punch problems solve

What
to do Solve the problems below. Show your working.
Problem 1
Jess is making a ginger punch for her party. Part of the recipe calls
for 4 litres of ginger beer. Jess only has a 5 litre jug and a 3 litre jug
without any markings. How can Jess use both jugs to get exactly
4 litres in the punch bowl?

5L
3L

Continued on page 8.

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 Punch problems solve
Continued from page 7.
What to Solve the problems below. Show your working.
do next
Problem 2
This time, Jess is making a different fruit punch for her party.
Part of the recipe calls for 10 litres of orange juice. Jess only has a
4 litre jug, a 3 litre jug and a 2 litre jug without any markings. How
can Jess use all the jugs, the least amount of times, to get exactly
10 litres in the punch bowl?

4L
3L
2L

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Mass – using different weights

For this page, you will need the following weights:

1 kg
500 g
100 g 250 g

1 Play a guessing game with your partner. Place one of the weights in your partner’s
hand, then they must guess which weight it is. Take turns.

2 Write the total for each of these combinations of weights:

a 500 g + 250 g + 100 g + 100 g =

b 100 g + 500 g + 1 kg + 100 g =

c 250 g + 100 g + 250 g =

d 250 g + 100 g + 500 g + 1 kg =

3 Gather these objects and weigh them using a set of kitchen scales. 0

Complete the table and put a ring around the combination of weights that
500 g 500 g
kg
3 1

each object is closest to. 500 g

2
500 g

Object Mass of object Combination of weights closest to

a A brick 1 kg 500 g 250 g 100 g

b A bottle of tomato sauce 1 kg 500 g 250 g 100 g

c A can of baked beans 1 kg 500 g 250 g 100 g

d A shoe 1 kg 500 g 250 g 100 g

e Two large potatoes 1 kg 500 g 250 g 100 g

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Mass – kilograms and grams

We measure mass in kilograms and grams. We use grams to

measure smaller units of mass and kilograms for larger items.
1 000 grams = 1 kilogram
0
1 000 g = 1 kg
500 g 500 g
kg
3 1

Sometimes, mass can be in both kg and g. These bananas 500 g

2
500 g

weigh more than 1 kg. They weigh 1 300 g or 1 kg and 300 g.

1 Write the mass of each of the following in kilograms and grams.

a 1 500 grams = kg g

b 2 100 grams = kg g

c 1 600 grams = kg g

d 3 250 grams = kg g

2 These items weigh more than 1 kg. Write the mass of each in kilograms and grams:

0 0
a kg g b kg g
500 g 500 g 500 g 500 g
kg kg
3 1 3 1
500 g 500 g 500 g 500 g
2 2

Washing
Powder

c 0
kg g d 0
kg g
500 g 500 g 500 g 500 g
kg kg
3 1 3 1
500 g 500 g 500 g 500 g
2 2

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Mass – kilograms and grams

When measuring smaller items, we can record their measurements as grams

or as part of a kilogram. We do this by writing the amounts as decimals.
You should learn these mass facts: 1 kg = 1 000 g
0.5 kg = 500 g
0.25 kg = 250 g
0.1 kg = 100 g

3 Write each mass in kilograms. Use decimal notation when it is less than 1 kg.

a 3 000 g = kg b 6 000 g = kg

c 250 g = kg d 500 g = kg

e 100 g = kg f 300 g = kg

4 Write each mass in grams:

a 45 kg = g b 70 kg = g

c 0.25 kg = g d 5.5 kg = g

e 12.25 kg = g f 50.75 kg = g

5 Read the scales carefully and label the mass of each item in kg. Use decimals.

0 0 0
900 100 900 100 900 100
0
800 200 500 g 500 g 800 200

a b c d
800 200
kg
700 300 700 300 3 1 700 300

600 400 600 400 500 g 500 g 600 400

500 500
500 2

kg kg kg kg

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Mass – kilograms and grams
6 What is the mass of each of these prize-winning tomatoes in kg?

a 1 kg 100 g b 1 kg
100 g 100 g 100 g

kg kg

7 Balance the mass of each present in two different ways. Tick the different
combinations of weight:

a 2 kg 1 kg 500 g 200 g 100 g 50 g

1

2.5 kg 2

b 1 kg 500 g 200 g 100 g 50 g 10 g

1

1.8 kg 2

c 2 kg 1 kg 500 g 200 g 100 g 50 g

1

2.75 kg 2

8 Show where the arrow would be on each scale:

0 0 0
a b c
500 g 500 g 500 g 500 g 500 g 500 g
kg kg kg
3 1 3 1 3 1
500 g 500 g 500 g 500 g 500 g 500 g
2 2 2

2.5 kg 1.8 kg 2.7 kg

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Mass challenges solve

Getting
ready Find the mass of each cat by using each clue:
a Felix is half the weight of Ambrose.
b Ambrose is 2 kg more than Mosley.
c Mosley is half the weight of Roy-Brown.
d Roy-Brown is 6 kg.

Felix Ambrose Mosley Roy-Brown

What to
do next Find the mass of each shape by looking carefully at each clue:

HINT: the smiley

face is 12 kg.

= = =

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