Metric Measures: Capacity/Liquid
Would a fish tank have about 5 milliliters of water or 5 liters of water in it?
A fish tank would have around 5 liters of water.
What tools could you use to measure liquid?
A measuring cup or gradulated cylinder
What are liters like?
Liters are a little bit bigger than a quart. Half of a normal family sized soda bottle would be 1 liter.
What might you use liters to measure?
Liters measure larger amounts of liquid: water in a sink, fish bowl, tub, small pool, etc.
What are milliliters like?
Milliliters are like drops squeezed out of an eyedropper
What might be measured in milliliters?
Milliliters measure smaller quantities of liquid: a sip or even a gulp of water, a glass of water, eyedrops, or medicine.
When you think of the word liters, what should come to mind.
You should think of the word "liquid". Liters and milliliters measure liquid.
What should you think of when you see "milli"?
You should think of the word "mini" because anything that has "milli" in front of it is measured in smaller units.
What unit of metric measure would you use to measure the amount of juice in a small cup?
You would use milliliters.
Which unit of measure would you use to measure food coloring for dying eggs?
You would use milliliters.
What is the abbreviation for milliliters?
ml
What is the abbreviation for liter?
It could either be a capital "L" or lowercase "l".