Comparing Volumes

Comparing and Ordering Volumes

You can use your knowledge of units of volume to work out which containers have more or less liquid or to put them in order.

Drinks

Some children poured their drinks into some measuring cylinders.
- Amy says hers shows 700 mƖ.
- Sam says his is half a litre.
Who has the larger volume of drink?

Answer

Half a litre is 500mƖ
- 700 Ɩ > 500 Ɩ
Amy has a larger volume of drink than Sam.

Containers

The class wants to order the capacity of different containers from smallest to largest.
They fill each of them with water then pour the water into a measuring jug one at a time.
- The teacher’s cup contained 400 mƖ.
- A staffroom kettle contained 960 mƖ.
- A large plastic bottle contained 2 Ɩ.

Answer

To order the capacity of the containers, we need to write them all in millilitres:
- 2 Ɩ = 2000 mƖ
The containers are ordered from smallest to largest:
- Teacher's cup.
- Staffroom kettle.
- Plastic bottle.

1Year 3 - Number

2Year 3 - Measurement

2.1Length

2.1.1Length

2.1.2Comparing Lengths

2.1.3Add & Subtract Lengths

2.1.4Perimeter

2.2Mass

2.2.1Mass

2.2.2Comparing Masses

2.2.3Add & Subtract Masses

2.3Volume & Capacity

2.3.1Volume & Capacity

2.3.2Comparing Volumes

2.3.3Add & Subtract Volumes

2.4Money

2.4.1Money

2.4.2Counting Money

2.4.3Adding & Subtracting Money

2.5Time

2.5.1Units of Time

2.5.2Clocks

2.5.3Telling the Time

2.5.4Time of the Day

2.5.512-Hour & 24-Hour Clocks

2.5.6Measuring Time

3Year 3 - Geometry

3.1Angles

3.1.1Angles in Degrees

3.1.2Types of Angle

3.2Properties of Shapes

3.2.12D Shapes

3.2.23D Shapes

3.3Straight Lines

3.3.1Straight Lines

3.3.2Parallel & Perpendicular Lines

4Year 3 - Statistics

4.1Statistics

4.1.1Statistics

4.1.2Pictograms & Bar Charts

5Year 4 - Number

6Year 4 - Measurement

6.1Units

6.1.1Metric Measurements

6.1.2Adding & Subtracting Money

6.2Time

6.2.1Converting Units of Time

6.2.2Changing the 12-Hour Clock to the 24-Hour Clock

6.2.3Changing the 24-hour Clock to the 12-Hour Clock

7Year 4 - Geometry

7.1Properties of Shapes

7.1.1Symmetry

7.1.2Types of Triangle

7.1.3Quadrilaterals

7.2Perimeter & Area

7.2.1Perimeter

7.2.2Area

7.3Position & Direction

7.3.1Coordinates

7.3.2Translation

8Year 4 - Statistics

8.1Statistics

8.1.1Types of Data

8.1.2Pictograms & Bar Charts

8.1.3Line Graphs

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