Teaching Activities For Teaching aids (I) - High Achiever Students

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TEACHING AID (I)

HIGH ACHIEVER STUDENTS

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In this lesson, students recognize and use the attributes of volume.  They engage in activities that promote understanding of how to measure and compare volume using non standard units.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Students will: Measure volume using non standard units Compare volume of liquids by using non-standard units correctly.

MATERIALS:
--- Measuring cup
--- Guessing worksheet
--- 4 glasses of equal size
--- Water (Coloured)

ACTIVITIES:

     >   Divide students in group of three or four.

     >   Ask students pour water at different levels such as

a)      1/2 cup,

b)      1/3 cup,

c)      3/4 cup and

d)     1 cup into each glass.

     >   Put the glasses next to each other.

     >   Ask students fill in the guessing paper.

QUESTIONS AND EXPLORATION IN GUESSING WORKSHEET:
> Ask the students these questions:
> Which glass has the most water?
> Which glass has the least amount of water?
> Which measurement is the most? 1/3, 1/2 1/4 or 1 cup???
> Which is the least??

ESTIMATION:
How many glasses of the 1/2 cups would it take to equal 2 cups?
How many of the 1/4 cups do you think it would take to equal 1 cup?

EXTENSION ACTIVITY (RECOMMEND WHEN HAVE EXTRA TIME):
As the children get better at estimating use different substances such as rice, popcorn or butter. Also you can have the students put them in order from greatest to least amount or least to greatest amount.

CONCLUSION:
For this activities pupil will bear in mind that the volume of liquid will be determined based on the height of water. The higher height capacity volume of water in same size containers the bigger quantities of water fill in.