The Great Capacity Race.

The great Capacity Investigation:

(Adapted from the RRRR game – Pass the Water).

Using the basketball court, split students into 4- equal groups.  Place a bucket (or two) of water in the centre and have students line up in their 4 groups at even distance from the bucket. In front of each group, have a container with the same capacity (I will try to get four ice-cream containers). The aim is to one-by-one retrieve water from the bucket with a small container (Each team will have a different sized container) and fill their team’s ice-cream container until it’s full. 

Have the class predict who will fill up their ice-cream container the quickest and why. 

Take note who finishes first and get students to explain why (their team’s container had a larger capacity). You can link to spilt water and that containers might not always be at FULL capacity).